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Rules Committee forwards motion to require monthly mayoral appearance; tables off-site town-hall plan
Summary
The Rules Committee recommended a board rule to implement Prop I requiring the mayor to appear monthly for formal policy discussion and tabled a proposed off-site Richmond town-hall pending a mayoral spending plan and legal clarifications. Public commenters criticized the mayor's interpretation of Prop I and warned of added costs.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on the floor voted to forward a proposed amendment to the board’s rules that would implement Proposition I by placing an item on the Board calendar each month for the mayor to appear in person and engage in formal policy discussions. Board President Aaron Peskin urged the committee to adopt the rule even if the mayor declines to attend, saying the board must discharge its duty under Prop I.
Peskin told the committee the mayor’s office had been "unable or unwilling to discuss" how the rule should be structured and recommended forwarding the rule to the full board for…
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