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Supervisors advance ban on city officers soliciting donations after hours of public testimony
Summary
The Rules Committee advanced an ordinance restricting city officers and employees from soliciting donations to nonprofits that funnel funds back to city departments when donors have or will have business before those departments; the committee sent the measure to the full Board without a recommendation after heavy public testimony from arts, library and parks groups urging more tailoring and exemptions.
The San Francisco Rules Committee on Thursday moved an ordinance to the full Board that would bar certain city officers and employees from soliciting donations to nonprofits that then support their departments when three conditions are met: the officer reasonably expects the nonprofit will direct funds back to the department, the donor has had or is likely to have business before the department within 12 months, and the officer has supervisory or decision-making contact with the donor.
Supervisor Chris Daley, the ordinance’s author, said the measure is intended to prevent even the appearance of undue influence when large…
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