Events. The year of the russian language is now being successfully held in the cis, colleagues have already talked about this. I am grateful to our partners for their support of the statement adopted today on the promotion of the russian language as the most important consolidating element of everything postsoviet space means of interethnic communication. I remember well that this idea, the idea belonged to the president of kazakhstan, kassa kemilevich. Such, we, dear colleagues, are very grateful, grateful for this idea, and i cannot but agree that this is our common heritage, free, free communication in the language, so of course we support it, and of course, we welcome the fact that today an agreement will be signed on the establishment of an International Organization for the russian language, which will deal with it popularization in the world, let me remind you that we discussed this in the twentyfirst year on december 28 and we are grateful to the president of kazakhstan for thi
All right. The Ethics Commission is back in session. Were now going to move to the last of the items were dealing with for the amendments to the matter to be put on the ballot in june, and that is behested payment discussion at page six. Thank you, chair. I think i will direct you to the red line version. I think thatll be the easiest way to just look at these, so if youll please look at page 76 in the packet, thats where the first change is that id like to show you. So as you know, the behested payment page six . Page 76, correct. Those are the small numbers on the bottom, not the large. Yeah, its agenda item 4, co come comma, amended item, page 76. Go ahead. Okay. So as you know, the behested payment reporting system that would be created by this ordinance has been narrowed such that disclosure would only be required if a person makes a behested payment and such person is an Interested Party, visavis the city official who is asking them to make the payment. So this version of the ord
Salary, because George Washington at the time were investing in properties in george down and the district of columbia. They didnt have money, but they had Something Else, and that Something Else was knowledge. They knew a compromise was being made between the north and the south, where the Federal Capital would be. It was those people who had that knowledge and were able to invest in that property who made money, and yet, on its face at the beginning, those connections werent really about money, they were about decision making. Where would the capital be . Thats where the compromise was, but in fact those people who knew wafs going on, as is today, if enthuse know whats going on. They make money from it, so it feels wrong for anyone whos elected to ask from a citizen of San Francisco or outside the city to give to a nonprofit. It just seems wrong on its face and is wrong. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. So were prepared to vote then in regard to the behested payment disclosure amendment.
Shortly. Where is it . So it is on page 76, y. To see the red line version, its 76. Well, i dont have a red line. Well, the color doesnt show up on your copies. I apologize. Okay. Thank you. I will point out that part of this was borrowed from state law. Is borrowed from what . From 84308, which is the section that said the Public Officials cannot accept gifts of 250 or more from certain people, and we borrowed all right. Thats the definition of interested people. Not exactly. I mean financial interest. Part of it. Its that well, its not defined in what commissioner chiu just gave me. All right. Mr. Chairman, youre satisfied that its defined in other provisions of law . Yes i am. All right. Thanks. All right. So were prepared to vote on the last amendment. All those in favor of the amendment, please say aye. Any opposed . Amendment passes 4 unanimously. We have all the amendments. Now is there a motion to proceed to approve the ballot measure itself as shown in the attachment one agend
Where would the capital be . Thats where the compromise was, but in fact those people who knew wafs going on, as is today, if enthuse know whats going on. They make money from it, so it feels wrong for anyone whos elected to ask from a citizen of San Francisco or outside the city to give to a nonprofit. It just seems wrong on its face and is wrong. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. So were prepared to vote then in regard to the behested payment disclosure amendment. One question. Yes, sir, commissioner kopp. Wheres the definition of Interested Party . Is that the california government code . No, commissioner, that is defined in the ordinance here, and i will direct you to it shortly. Where is it . So it is on page 76, y. To see the red line version, its 76. Well, i dont have a red line. Well, the color doesnt show up on your copies. I apologize. Okay. Thank you. I will point out that part of this was borrowed from state law. Is borrowed from what . From 84308, which is the section that said