I understand. Commissioner renne you had your hand up first. Thank you commissioner renne i think we ought to put this into context just in plain language about we go into who theres a waiver or whether or not a statute of limitations precludes us the matter from Going Forward or not the question is and what happened here was that supervisor farrell in his 2010 campaign took an Illegal Campaign contribution of almost 200,000 thats what happened then in terms of it being the mechanism in which it was done, it was done through a committee another another committee that was cooperated by his own Campaign Chair that was running his campaign so it is as syrup as that a 200000 Illegal Campaign contribution that contemporarily took in 2010 question hesitate become in turn of the attachment we have to the agenda tonight t is who the statute of limitations has run on that matter and first mandates to the statute of limitations question i would point out to everyone here that illegal matter that
Happened here was that supervisor farrell in his 2010 campaign took an Illegal Campaign contribution of almost 200,000 thats what happened then in terms of it being the mechanism in which it was done, it was done through a committee another another committee that was cooperated by his own Campaign Chair that was running his campaign so it is as syrup as that a 200000 Illegal Campaign contribution that contemporarily took in 2010 question hesitate become in turn of the attachment we have to the agenda tonight t is who the statute of limitations has run on that matter and first mandates to the statute of limitations question i would point out to everyone here that illegal matter that a court will decide a judge will decide that a couple of our members are not its third reading im an attorney been one more 50 years deans of a law school i teach and practice law for a practitioner for thirty years i look at the letter that was put in by mr. Bell relating to who the statute of limitations h
Its third reading im an attorney been one more 50 years deans of a law school i teach and practice law for a practitioner for thirty years i look at the letter that was put in by mr. Bell relating to who the statute of limitations has run ive also read the case that thought citations put forward showing the statute of limitations has 0 not run in their opinion the sthaument has not run the final accounting that was due in relation to the coordinated committee was due on december january 31st, 2011, that was when the final accounting was done our commissions demand in the letter was issued december 9th. That was within four years in terms of what we did was within the four years statute of limitations even if that were seen this is clear thats the end but if this is not enough to satisfy people mr. Bell put in his letter to the come back doctrine the statute of limitations can only run when something it known in terms of that being known it was not indeed milled by the farrell people un
Orientals can simply be amended so the board 3 votes also known as to the super majority or 4, fifths of commission you could certainly well it yeah. It wouldnt be necessary any board to include that progression provision it is intended for the board manufacture. So the difference in terms of effecting changes a super majority is needed consistent with the purposes of the legislation if we go to the ballot if it goes to the board its majority and any changes can be made. Exactly you dont need that clause from the normal perspective process. It looks like the gentleman wants to say something. If i may side board of supervisors anticipated it last year is it not come to the Ethics Commission in in any way, shape, or form i think perhaps comments by the commission. When i talk about is consistent with state law for pure political practices act that was approved by the voters from the sections of City Ordinances that were approved by the voters if you make this change in the lobbyist law b
Now understanding if when the lobby law was amended and the category was deleted from the law it was done because of you individuals or entities qualified as lobbyist most lobbying is a payment of compensation to individuals to lobby officials directly thats exactly what the current law captures it is noted noted and it will create concussion you, however, if you proceed with the expenditure lobby i urge you to adopt the versions that is similar to the lobbying laws of sacramento and san diego and language for the state of california california. Good evening. Im an attorney with messenger sincere our firm represents a lot of lobby registers with the city and county with two primary concerns with the law amendments were concerned with the recommendation that those changes be implemented through the ballot process as opposed to the ballot process this will effectively tie the hands of the commission and protest you from impacting clarifying language and he did the law maybe for an distin