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Committee debates charter amendment that would bar recent offenders from oversight bodies
Summary
Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented a charter amendment proposing minimum-qualification restrictions for Ethics and Elections bodies; supervisors discussed extending the ban for certain felonies and adding language to cover official misconduct not prosecuted as felonies. The committee agreed to forward without recommendation while considering technical amendments and ballot timing.
Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented a first-draft charter amendment (proposed new section 15.104) that would make persons ineligible to serve on city bodies that oversee elections, campaign finance, lobbying, conflict of interest, open meetings and public records if, within the previous four years, they had been convicted of specified felony offenses (election/campaign finance/lobbying/conflict-of-interest felonies; felony fraud, deceit, embezzlement, extortion, bribery, theft of public funds; professional-license revocation for fraud/dishonesty), or had been a candidate, treasurer or registered…
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