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Rules committee amends, continues Peskin charter measure to create commission streamlining task force
Summary
The Rules Committee amended and continued a first‑draft charter amendment from Board President Peskin to create a temporary commission streamlining task force to recommend consolidation or restructuring of appointive boards and commissions; the committee voted unanimously to introduce Peskin’s amendments and continue the item to the call of the chair after substantial public comment both for and against the approach.
Board President Peskin presented a first‑draft charter amendment July 1 to create a commission streamlining task force that would review, recommend and help implement changes to the city’s appointive boards and commissions.
Peskin told the Rules Committee the measure seeks “commission reform done right,” combining public input, expertise from constitutional officers and a finite review period. He proposed technical edits — including convening the task force by Feb. 1, 2025, and a 24‑month sunset — and cited a recent civil grand jury report, Commission Impossible, as supporting the need for a systemwide evaluation. “All of this work is done in public and then ultimately the voters will decide,” Peskin said, arguing…
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