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Rules Committee forwards privacy-first charter amendment to full Board of Supervisors
Summary
The Rules Committee voted to forward a charter amendment that would adopt a privacy-first policy in the City and County of San Francisco to the full Board of Supervisors for consideration on the July 24 agenda; sponsor Supervisor Aaron Peskin clarified that the measure is not intended to limit the city's existing authority to protect privacy.
Supervisor Asha Safai, chair of the Rules Committee, on Monday forwarded a charter amendment to the full Board of Supervisors that would place a privacy-first policy before voters in the November 6, 2018 election.
The amendment, sponsored by Supervisor Aaron Peskin, was presented during a special meeting called July 9, 2018. Peskin asked the committee to send the measure to the full board and addressed an outstanding question about what constitutes a “privacy protective” law or regulation. "I again wanna point to subsection J, which very explicitly states that this privacy first policy is not intended in any manner to limit the power of the city to protect privacy by adopting laws, regulations, policies, and practices," Peskin said. He said trailing legislation would be developed with the city administrator’s office to implement the policy’s provisions.
The measure was agendized as a committee report to allow the board to pass it out on July 24, Deputy City Attorney John Givner told the committee. Givner said the committee report option would allow timely placement on the board’s July 24 agenda; he also noted an alternative July 30 pass-out date that would not require a committee report. After brief procedural clarification, the committee approved forwarding the amendment with a positive recommendation without objection.
Chair Safai opened public comment on the item and, seeing no speakers, closed comment before the motion was made. The committee’s action sends the charter amendment to the full Board of Supervisors, where it must sit for a week before the full body may vote to send it to the ballot.
The next step is for the Board of Supervisors to consider the committee report during its July 24 meeting; if the board approves, the amendment would appear on the November 6, 2018 ballot for voter consideration.
