SEC. 8A.111. CITIZENS' ADVISORY COUNCIL.
§ 8A.111
The Agency must establish a Citizens' Advisory Council with fifteen members: one appointed by each Board Supervisor and four by the Mayor. Members must be San Francisco residents, with at least ten regular Municipal Railway riders, at least two paratransit users, and at least three seniors over 60; the Council must reflect the City's diversity and neighborhoods. The Council may make recommendations and present reports to the Agency's board, and members serve four-year terms at the pleasure of their appointing authority, with initial terms staggered by lot.
The city's transit agency has to set up a group of 15 people to advise it. Each supervisor picks one person, and the Mayor picks four. Everyone has to live in San Francisco. Most of the group (at least 10) should regularly ride the buses or light rail. At least 2 should use the paratransit service for people with disabilities, and at least 3 should be over 60 years old. The group should represent different neighborhoods and types of people in the city. These advisors can suggest ideas to the agency and present reports to its board. They serve for four years and can be removed by whoever appointed them.
- Complex:The section contains multiple nested membership requirements (at least 10 riders, at least 2 paratransit users, at least 3 seniors) that collectively may be difficult to track during actual appointments and could create overlapping quota categories.
- Could be simpler:The phrase 'shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing power' is legal jargon that could be stated more directly as 'can be removed at any time by the person who appointed them.'
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Official text
The Agency shall establish a Citizens' Advisory Council of fifteen members which shall consist of one person appointed by each member of the Board of Supervisors and four members appointed by the Mayor. Each member must be a resident of the City and County. No fewer than ten members of the Council must be regular riders of the Municipal Rail-way. At least two members must use the Municipal Railway's paratransit system, and at least three of the members must be senior citizens over the age of 60. The membership of the Council shall be reflective of the diversity and neighborhoods of the City and County. The Council may provide recommendations to the Agency with respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the Agency and shall be allowed to present reports to the Agency's board of directors. The members of the Council shall be appointed to four-year terms and shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing power. Staggered terms for the initial appointees to the Council shall be determined by lot.
(Added November 1999)