SEC. 3.600. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF CHAPTER.
§ 3.600
Voters may amend or repeal Chapter 6 by ballot measure. The Board of Supervisors may amend it only if the Ethics Commission approves, the public has at least 30 days to review the proposal, and the Board votes to approve it by two-thirds majority.
San Francisco voters can change or get rid of Chapter 6 through an election. If the Board of Supervisors wants to change Chapter 6, they have to follow three rules: the Ethics Commission must say yes first, people must have at least a month to read and comment on the change, and at least two-thirds of the supervisors have to vote in favor of it.
- Controversial:This section sets the rules for amending the city's ethics rules, which involves how easily or how much protection citizens want from changes to ethics enforcement—a topic subject to genuine public disagreement.
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Official text
The voters may amend or repeal this Chapter 6. The Board of Supervisors may amend this Chapter 6 if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The Ethics Commission approves the proposed amendment in advance by a majority vote of all its members;
(b) The proposed amendment is available for public review at least 30 days before the amendment is considered by the Board of Supervisors or any committee of the Board of Supervisors; and
(c) The Board of Supervisors approves the proposed amendment by at least a two-thirds vote of all its members.
(Added by Proposition E, 6/7/2022, Eff. 7/10/2022)
(Former Sec. 3.600 added by Ord. 1-17, App. 1/20/2017, Eff. 2/19/2017, Oper. 1/1/2018; amended by Ord. 129-18, File No. 180280, App. 5/30/2018, Eff. 6/30/2018, Oper. 1/1/2019; Ord. 232-21, File No. 201132, App. 12/24/2021, Eff. 1/24/2022; redesignated as Sec. 3.610 by Proposition E, 6/7/2022, Eff. 7/10/2022)
(Former Sec. 3.600 added by Ord. 71-00, File No. 000358, App. 4/28/2000; repealed by Proposition E, 11/4/2003)