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Committee forwards Form‑700 enforcement ordinance, reappoints Small Business commissioner and approves other nominations
Summary
The Rules Committee advanced an ordinance to bar commissioners who have not timely filed Form 700 statements from voting, with staff to draft limited waiver language; the committee reappointed Kathleen Dooley to the Small Business Commission (2–1), recommended ballot‑simplification and Transbay appointments to the full board and forwarded a Planning Commission nominee with a positive recommendation.
Supervisor Peskin introduced an amendment to the campaign and governmental conduct code that would disqualify members of city boards and commissions who have not filed required Form 700 statements from participating or voting on matters before their bodies. He said the change was intended to increase compliance and transparency. Committee members discussed notice processes, electronic filing reliability and a potential for‑cause waiver administered by the Ethics Commission; staff from the Ethics Commission said electronic filing has matured and promised quicker technical support.
The committee voted to forward the ordinance to the full board with a positive recommendation and asked staff to draft language allowing the Ethics Commission discretion to waive enforcement in narrowly drawn cases.
The committee also considered several appointments: it reappointed Kathleen Dooley to the Small Business Commission (committee vote recorded as 2 ayes, 1 no), recommended Ashley Raviche (League of Women Voters nominee) for the Ballot Simplification Committee with a residency waiver, recommended Nadia Sissay and Tilly Chang as primary and alternate appointments to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority seats, and forwarded Melissa (Millicent) Johnson’s nomination to the Planning Commission with a favorable recommendation. Public supporters and supervisors praised nominees’ qualifications in small business, transit finance and housing equity.
Next steps: The Form 700 ordinance and the appointment recommendations will be considered by the full Board of Supervisors in subsequent meetings.
