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Rules committee advances several Sunshine Task Force appointments and grills task force on voting rule that may conflict with city charter
Summary
The Rules Committee advanced multiple appointees to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force but continued several organizational seats to allow broader candidate lists. Members debated a contentious SOTF bylaw change that counts a majority of members present for votes; supervisors and the City Attorney said that practice may conflict with City Charter Section 4.104.
The Rules Committee conducted a lengthy hearing on nominations to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force (SOTF), receiving 23 applications for 10 seats. Candidates represented media, open-government advocates, neighborhood groups and longtime SOTF volunteers; many spoke to priorities such as outreach to underrepresented communities, improved Sunshine training, technology to publish records, and procedures to triage complaints.
A central dispute emerged when SOTF members and supporters described a bylaw…
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