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Ethics Commission-backed bill to extend one-year post-employment lobbying restriction to senior staff moves forward
Summary
The committee advanced an amendment to the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to prohibit senior staff to the mayor or supervisors from lobbying city officials for one year after leaving employment; the measure is prospective and was forwarded with Ethics Commission suggested changes.
Supervisor Peskin and a representative of the Ethics Commission presented an ordinance to expand existing post‑employment lobbying restrictions so that senior staff to the mayor or Board of Supervisors would be barred from communicating with city representatives with the intent to influence a government decision for one year after leaving employment.
The sponsor said the change closes a gap whereby the current one‑year prohibition applies separately to agencies by silo, and the proposed amendment would make the restriction apply across both the mayor’s office and the Board of Supervisors for senior staff. Ethics Commission staff stated the commission supported the measure and asked that the amendment be prospective (not applied retroactively). The committee voted to forward the measure to the full Board with the Ethics Commission’s suggested modifications.
Outcome: The committee forwarded the ordinance with amendments recommended by the Ethics Commission; the measure will be calendared at the full Board.
