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Committee advances ordinance to expand contractor debarment and add suspension authority amid corruption probes
Summary
The committee unanimously recommended amending Administrative Code Chapter 28 to clarify debarment grounds, include grant applicants in the contractor definition, and add suspension authority to bar indicted contractors from obtaining new city contracts or grants pending resolution; Chief Deputy City Attorney Ron Flynn framed the changes using recent DOJ complaints as examples.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Oct. 29 recommended that the Board of Supervisors consider amendments to Administrative Code Chapter 28 to strengthen the city's ability to suspend and debar contractors implicated in alleged corruption.
Ron Flynn, Chief Deputy City Attorney, told the committee the ordinance performs three primary functions: it clarifies that failure to comply with any San Francisco municipal code (including the campaign and government conduct code) can be grounds for debarment; it expressly includes grant applicants and recipients within the definition of "contractor";…
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