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Mayor Lurie pitches charter reforms to centralize contracting and shorten ballots
Summary
Mayor Daniel Lurie told the Board of Supervisors he is proposing charter changes to centralize contracting under the city administrator, shorten and simplify ballots, and make department heads accountable to an elected mayor; the board filed the presentation for further review.
Mayor Daniel Lurie addressed the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on March 10 to outline a package of charter reforms he said are designed to speed city projects, simplify ballots and increase executive accountability.
"Our city charter is one is 1 of the longest in the country. It's bloated and it's broken," Lurie said, arguing the city’s contracting rules are fragmented across departments and add…
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