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Rules committee narrows scope of 'behested payments' ordinance, continues the measure to Oct. 18
Summary
The Rules Committee approved clarifying amendments to an ordinance expanding the definition of "interested parties" and restricting solicited (behested) payments by officials, then continued the bill to Oct. 18 for further drafting and city-attorney review; the committee recorded unanimous committee support in two roll calls.
Chair Aaron Peskin on Monday outlined a set of clarifying amendments to an ordinance that would expand San Francisco’s Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to broaden who counts as an "interested party" and to bar soliciting so-called "behested" payments from persons or organizations with business before city departments.
"If somebody is registered to lobby the Department of Public Works, it would apply only to that department," Peskin said as he described language that would limit prohibitions to lobbyists and permit consultants registered to the specific department of the designated employee. He said he is working with the city…
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