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Rules committee forwards charter amendment to limit holdover service on city boards
Summary
The Board of Supervisors Rules Committee forwarded a first-draft charter amendment adding section 4.101.5 that would limit holdover service on city boards and commissions, proposing a 60-day cap; supporters said it curbs indefinite holdovers while some warned 60 days may cause vacancies.
At a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors' Rules Committee, members forwarded a first-draft charter amendment that would add section 4.101.5 to limit holdover service by members of city boards and commissions whose terms have expired.
The measure, presented by Supervisor Jake McGoldrick, proposes that "after 60 days you can no longer be a holdover appointment," a change McGoldrick described as meant to "clean up" longstanding problems with people remaining on boards "year after year after year." He said the intent is to prompt appointing authorities to act…
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