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Rules Committee backs charter measure to create Department of Sanitation and Streets
Summary
The Rules Committee voted to recommend a charter amendment to create a Department of Sanitation and Streets and new oversight commissions, citing oversight and accountability concerns; Supervisor Catherine Stephanie dissented, citing costs and timing amid a large budget shortfall.
The Rules Committee voted July 13 to recommend a charter amendment that would create a Department of Sanitation and Streets to assume some duties now performed by the Department of Public Works, establish a Sanitation and Streets Commission and a Public Works Commission, and require annual performance and cost-and-waste audits. The measure would go to the November 3, 2020 ballot for voter approval.
Sponsor Supervisor Matt Haney said the proposal is the product of nearly a year of work…
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