Rules Committee advances multiple appointments, including Jerry Lee to MTA and Stuart Rhodes to medical cannabis task force

The Rules Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on April 21 advanced multiple appointments to the full Board with recommendation, including Jerry Lee to the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) board and Stuart Rhodes to the Medical Cannabis Task Force.

Supervisor Jane Kim, chair of the Rules Committee, opened the hearing and said items recommended by the committee will go to the full Board on May 3. The committee heard applicants for a range of advisory and board seats, took public comment, and moved each nomination forward without recorded opposition.

Jerry Lee, introduced as vice chair of the MTA board and chair of its Policy and Governance Committee, told the committee he wants to continue serving because the MTA is at a “critical juncture” amid contract negotiations. Lee listed safety, service reliability, budget and overtime control, management stability and employee morale as priorities and said the agency…