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Public and commissioners spar over draft rules that could limit commission review of complaints against its own staff
Summary
The Ethics Commission debated draft regulations that would return complaints about the commission or staff to other agencies (district attorney/attorney general) rather than investigate internally; public speakers warned this would deny complainants an independent hearing and suggested alternatives such as peer review or hybrid protocols.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission spent substantial time debating draft regulations that would change how complaints against the commission or its staff are handled.
Staff proposed that complaints alleging misconduct by the commission or by staff be returned to the referring entity or referred to other agencies (for example, the district attorney or the attorney general) instead of being investigated by the Ethics Commission itself. Staff described the change as a means of avoiding internal conflicts of interest. “If we received a complaint regarding the staff or the commission, we will return the complaint to the referring entity, and take no…
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