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Committee OKs ordinance to reimburse street-artist advisory travel; passes in committee despite one no vote
Summary
The committee voted to codify past practice and allow reasonable travel reimbursements for street-artist advisory committee members; the controller's office reviewed costs and the committee passed the ordinance in committee (Dufty aye, Peskin aye, Daley no).
The committee voted to recommend an ordinance that would amend Article 24 of the Police Code to authorize reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses — mileage, bridge tolls, parking — for members of the advisory committee to the street artist program.
Howard Lazar of the Arts Commission said the change simply codifies a long-standing practice approved by the Controller’s Office and clarifies that reimbursements will be for reasonable documented expenses. A controller’s office representative and the budget analyst reported that annual combined expenditures for stipends and travel have ranged roughly $7,000–$11,000 in recent years and that the Arts Commission intends to fund the payments from program fees rather than general fund dollars.
The item passed in committee; during roll call Supervisor Dufty voted aye, Supervisor Peskin aye and Supervisor Daley voted no. The committee will forward the ordinance to the full Board with the committee’s recommendation.
