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Ethics Commission Denies Waiver for Arts Commissioner Architect
Summary
The San Francisco Ethics Commission voted to deny a request from Arts Commission architect Cass Smith to allow his firm to bid on city projects while he remains on the commission, citing charter requirements and the absence of demonstrated hardship.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission on an unanimous voice vote denied a request from architect Cass Smith to waive conflict-of-interest restrictions that would allow his firm to be solicited for certain city design projects while he remains one of two architect seats on the Arts Commission.
Cass Smith, the applicant and a principal at CCS Architecture, told the commission he has served roughly four years on the Arts Commission and would recuse himself from any matter where his firm sought work. Smith said his firm is a 15-person practice and that he owns about 75 percent,…
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