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Rules Committee advances behested-payments ordinance after agreeing to further drafting
Summary
The Rules Committee considered an ordinance to prohibit appointed officials from soliciting behested payments and to expand the definition of "interested parties." After debate over reporting windows and donor/donee disclosure, the committee voted to continue the item one week to allow staff to draft amendments.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on Sept. 13, 2021 heard testimony on an ordinance that would broaden the Campaign and Government Conduct Code definition of "interested parties" and bar certain appointed department heads, commissioners and designated employees from soliciting behested payments.
Chair Aaron Peskin said the measure, sponsored by Supervisor Matt Haney, was introduced in the wake of allegations involving former Public Works director Mohammed Nuru and that the ordinance was intended to "protect the public dollar and restore the public trust." Patrick Ford of the San Francisco Ethics Commission…
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