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Ethics Commission adopts library's incompatible-activities policy amid criticism over handling of previous misconduct finding

San Francisco Ethics Commission · March 26, 2012
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Summary

The Ethics Commission adopted final amendments to the San Francisco Public Library's Statement of Incompatible Activities after public commenters pressed the commission to address a prior willful-misconduct finding involving Library Commission President Jewel Gomez and to strengthen disclosures related to the Friends of the Library.

The San Francisco Ethics Commission on the record voted to adopt final changes to the San Francisco Public Library's Statement of Incompatible Activities (SIA) after staff reported that required meet-and-confer obligations with unions had been completed.

Supporters and critics of the SIA spoke during public comment. Peter Warfield, Executive Director of the Library Users Association, told the commission the president's conduct at a library meeting—shouting down a member of the public—was "core to her responsibility as president of the commission" and said the…

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