SEC. 2.140. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ETHICS COMMISSION.
§ 2.140
The Ethics Commission sets submission formats for disclosures under this Chapter, compiles and reports on submitted information when requested, preserves records for five years as public documents, provides advice on compliance duties, adopts implementing rules, and conducts quarterly lobbying-law workshops.
The Ethics Commission decides how people must submit required information. When the Board of Supervisors or Mayor ask, the Commission must send them a report within 30 days showing what was submitted or how the rules are working. The Commission keeps all original records for five years and makes them available to the public. The Commission can give advice to people and organizations about following these rules, can create its own regulations to carry out the rules, and must hold workshops four times a year to teach people about lobbying laws.
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Official text
(a) The Ethics Commission shall prescribe the format for the submission of all information required by this Chapter.
(b) Upon request by the Board of Supervisors or the Mayor, the Ethics Commission shall compile the information submitted pursuant to this Chapter and forward a report of the compiled information to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor within thirty days of receipt of the request.
(c) Upon request by the Board of Supervisors or the Mayor, the Ethics Commission shall file a report with the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor on the implementation of this Chapter within thirty days of receipt of the request.
(d) The Ethics Commission shall preserve all original reports, statements, and other records required to be kept or filed under this Chapter for a period of five years. Such reports, statements, and records shall constitute a part of the public records of the Ethics Commission and shall be open to public inspection.
(e) The Ethics Commission shall provide formal and informal advice regarding the duties under this Chapter of a person or entity pursuant to the procedures specified in San Francisco Charter Section C3.699-12.
(f) The Ethics Commission shall have the power to adopt all reasonable and necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this Chapter pursuant to Charter Section 15.102.
(g) The Ethics Commission shall conduct quarterly workshops concerning the laws relating to lobbying.
(Added by Ord. 71-00, File No. 000358, App. 4/28/2000; amended by Ord. 235-09, File No. 090833, App. 11/10/2009; re-enacted by Proposition D, 3/5/2024, Eff. 4/12/2024, Oper. 10/12/2024)