Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Rules committee continues Peskin’s proposal to add monthly mayor appearance to board calendar

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee · December 7, 2006
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Supervisor Peskin introduced a rule to implement Proposition I by adding a monthly agenda item for the mayor to appear and engage with the Board of Supervisors; the committee continued the item for a week to negotiate details, while the mayor’s liaison offered district-based alternatives and staff flagged costs.

Supervisor Peskin on behalf of the sponsor introduced a motion to add a board rule implementing Proposition I so that the board’s calendar "for the third Tuesday of each month shall include an item for the mayor to appear in person before the Board of Supervisors and engage in formal policy discussions with members of the board." He read draft language for a clerk script and said the rule would remove the item from the agenda if the mayor failed to appear within five minutes and that public comment for the item would take place during general public comment.

Chair Ross Mercurimi and several supervisors pushed back on…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans