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Board rules change lets many supervisor appointments go straight to full board; residency/age waivers kept out of shortcut

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee · March 22, 2021
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Summary

The Rules Committee approved an amendment creating a process for many district supervisor nominations to be adopted by the full Board without committee reference while ensuring appointments that require residency or age waivers still go to committee. The committee voted unanimously to send the revised rule to the full Board.

The Rules Committee on March 22 advanced a change to the Board’s rules that will allow many supervisor‑nominated appointments to go directly to the full Board’s adoption‑without‑reference calendar, while preserving committee referral for cases that require residency or age waivers.

Chair Aaron Peskin said the change is intended to streamline “pro forma” appointments to advisory bodies — including seats on the Park, Recreation and Open…

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