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Rules Committee adopts technical Form 700 corrections and forwards ethics code update to full Board
Summary
Deputy City Attorney John Givner told the committee the ordinance updates the list of required Form 700 filers and consolidates duplicative line items; the committee adopted non‑substantive mayor's‑office corrections and forwarded the ordinance with a positive recommendation to the Board to meet state filing timelines.
The Rules Committee considered an ordinance amending the campaign and governmental conduct code to update which city positions must file annual economic disclosure statements (Form 700). Deputy City Attorney John Givner explained the statutory requirement that the Board review the list of Form 700 filing positions every two years, and described the ordinance as a long list of filer positions with drafting tweaks worked out with departments. Givner said the mayor’s office section needed a non‑substantive amendment to correct drafting errors; those lines mostly remove duplicative, individually listed positions in favor of a broader 'all staff in these divisions' approach.
Supervisors sought technical clarifications about specific strikeouts (for example whether Office of Strategic Partnerships is part of the mayor’s office) and Givner said he would confirm specifics before the end of the meeting. A public commenter during this item accused a county official of failing to report income on Form 700; the committee did not take any enforcement action in this meeting based on that comment.
On motion, the committee adopted the mayor’s non‑substantive amendment and forwarded the ordinance to the full Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation so that it can meet state law timing and take effect by January 1 as required.
