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Rules Committee advances ordinance to require reporting and possible cost recovery for dignitary security on campaign travel, with amendments
Summary
After extensive debate with SFPD and public commenters, the Rules Committee asked the City Attorney to draft amendments (45-day deadlines, a de minimis exception and a Comptroller-certified flat rate) and forwarded the dignitary-security ordinance to the full Board by a 2–1 roll-call vote.
The Rules Committee on Dec. 3 advanced an ordinance that would require elected officials who receive city-provided dignitary security while traveling for campaign-related activities to report those trips and reimburse the city proportionally for any security costs attributed to campaign time. The committee directed the City Attorney to prepare amendments — including a de minimis exception and a flat-rate billing method — and voted 2–1 to forward the item to the full Board.
Sponsor Supervisor Ross McCarimi said the measure is intended to increase transparency about the San Francisco Police Department’s deployment of dignitary security and to recover costs when tax-funded security supports campaign-related travel. "We very much appreciate the San Francisco Police Department’s... role," the sponsor said, but added that because resource deployment is not currently itemized in the budget, the committee is making "a best…
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