SEC. 16.127-12. TRANSFER OF DUTIES TO INITIATIVE.

If the Council ceases to exist by June 30, 2026, the Initiative takes over the Council's responsibilities under specified Charter sections; if those sections are removed by voters, the City must pass an ordinance reassigning those responsibilities to the Initiative or another City entity.

This rule says that if a city council stops existing by mid-2026, a group called the Initiative will take over the council's jobs. But if voters remove those job descriptions from the city's main rules, then the city government has to pass a new law saying who—either the Initiative or someone else—will do that work instead.

• Complex:The section hinges on conditional events (Council ceasing to exist, voters removing Charter sections) and cross-references four other sections that readers would need to consult to understand the full scope of transferred duties.
• Controversial:The potential transfer of city governance responsibilities and the contingency on a council's existence touch on how the city should be governed, a matter on which San Franciscans have publicly disagreed.

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