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Rules Committee accepts edits and asks city attorney to draft language allowing GAO to administer oaths and issue subpoenas
Summary
The Rules Committee accepted organizational edits and continued a rule-change proposal to let the Government Audit and Oversight Committee issue subpoenas and administer oaths at agendized hearings; the item was continued so the City Attorney can draft language clarifying scope, including department-head coverage and employee exemptions.
The Rules Committee on Feb. 24 considered a proposal to amend Board rules so the Government Audit and Oversight Committee could issue subpoenas and administer oaths at agendized hearings. Supervisor Aaron Peskin, the item’s author, said the City Charter already gives the full Board subpoena power but the existing process is lengthy; delegating authority to GAO would let the Board obtain testimony more quickly.
Peskin told the committee the proposal would ‘‘delegate the board’s authority to the government audit and oversight committee’’ and…
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