SEC. 67.8. AGENDA DISCLOSURES: CLOSED SESSIONS.

§ 67.8

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San Francisco must disclose detailed information about closed sessions in its agendas, specifying the nature and participants of each closed session by category—including license/permit reviews, real estate negotiations, legal matters, public safety threats, employee actions, and labor negotiations.

When the City holds closed (private) meetings, it must tell the public in advance what those meetings are about. For each closed meeting, the City must post specific details like: how many license applications will be reviewed, which properties are being negotiated, what lawsuits are involved, which city employees are being evaluated or dismissed, and which labor agreements are being negotiated. The City can list addresses, case numbers, and other identifying information to help the public understand the topics, unless revealing those details would hurt the City's legal position or ability to serve papers on someone.

  • Complex:The section is lengthy with multiple nested categories (54956.7 through 54957.6), each with different disclosure templates and conditional requirements that cross-reference state government code sections.
  • Could be simpler:The formatting instructions and multiple conditional disclosure formats (particularly under §54956.9 and §54957.6) could be clarified with a single consolidated template or flow chart to reduce reader confusion.

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(Added by Ord. 265-93, App. 8/18/93; amended by Proposition G, 11/2/99)

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