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Committee reauthorizes Reentry Council and adopts amendments to preserve membership
Summary
The committee passed an ordinance reauthorizing the Reentry Council, revising membership and extending the council's sunset date; the deputy city attorney said an amendment was added to make the ordinance retroactive so members do not lose seats on the council before the ordinance takes effect.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted Thursday to reauthorize the city’s Reentry Council, update its membership, and revise its sunset provisions.
Sheriff Ross Mercurini, the original sponsor of the Reentry Council legislation, told the committee the council was created to coordinate criminal justice stakeholders after the state’s Assembly Bill 109 realignment and has helped the city reduce recidivism and manage a smaller jail population. "We were more prepared and able to brace the dramatic changes of state law as it impacted our local criminal justice system," Mercurini said.
Deputy City Attorney John Gibner explained that, if the ordinance is passed by the Board and signed by the mayor, it would not take effect until early July while the council’s current sunset date is June 1. To avoid a gap in membership, the committee accepted an amendment to preserve members’ seats and make the ordinance retroactive to maintain continuity.
Committee members supported the amendments and then voted to pass the ordinance in its entirety; the committee recorded the measures as passing 'without objection.' The ordinance will proceed to the Board of Supervisors and, if enacted, extend and modernize the Reentry Council’s membership and duties.
