there are seven members of the health service board which oversees the city s health service system. the health service system offers medical and dental benefits to officers, employees, and retirees of the city, the school district, and the community college district. currently four of the seven members of the health service board are elected by beneficiaries of the health service system. the remaining members are appointed. all aboard members serve a five-year term and elections of the four elected members occur once a year in four years out of five so that the terms of these members are staggered. these elections are conducted by mail. proposition f would amend the city charter to reduce the number of health service board elections to two elections every five years instead of four elections every five years. a yes vote would make this change. a no vote would not. please visit the league of women voters website at sfvotes.org to get all of your voting information.
members of the health service board are elected by beneficiaries of the health service system. the remaining members are appointed. all aboard members serve a five-year term and elections of the four elected members occur once a year in four years out of five so that the terms of these members are staggered. these elections are conducted by mail. proposition f would amend the city charter to reduce the number of health service board elections to two elections every five years instead of four elections every five years. a yes vote would make this change. a no vote would not. please visit the league of women voters website at sfvotes.org to get all of your voting information. early voting is available weekdays at city hall from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. if you don t vote early, make sure to vote hello, my name is katie with the league of women voters of san francisco. i m here today to discuss proposition g, a measure that san francisco citizens will be voting on on november 2.
that s pretty low considering the expense we often afford in administering these elections. so with the proof of the other states that have shown all the positives, we went to the secretary of state s office and our own director of elections to make sure would this work well for san francisco and the answer is thumbs up. so i m happy we ll pursuing this. i believe california will follow suit but good for san francisco for being the first to actually make come this close to make it happen. how do you think it will impact the citizens? we want to make sure there are no unintended consequences or hidden costs. the department of the controller and the elections director see really in extra costs and the costs you would see are those that would be associated with any enhanced voter participation in any election and that s a good thing. we also want to make sure we re protected against fraud. in learning from the other eight states and the district of columbia in how they hav
well for san francisco and the answer is thumbs up. so i m happy we ll pursuing this. i believe california will follow suit but good for san francisco for being the first to actually make come this close to make it happen. how do you think it will impact the citizens? we want to make sure there are no unintended consequences or hidden costs. the department of the controller and the elections director see really in extra costs and the costs you would see are those that would be associated with any enhanced voter participation in any election and that s a good thing. we also want to make sure we re protected against fraud. in learning from the other eight states and the district of columbia in how they have enacted this we believe we re well poised technologically and administratively to make sure there will be no added costs and fraud. thank you. if for more information, please visit the league of women volters web state at sfvotes.org and remem there are seven mem
when we negotiate contracts and that is to the beven the riders. it is not fair in a climate like this. we raise fares, cut service, yet our drivers because of the charter received a 5.5% pay raise. it s just not equitable and we need the change. ok. if proposition g were to pass how would it impact san francisco citizens? it will impact san francisco citizens by improving the efficiency and just overall improving muni service, by removing that guarantee and pressing the reset button on all the work rules, like our inability to hire a single part-time driver. san francisco is the only city in the country without a single part time driving the inability to require overtime, that will free up dollars that can be plowed back into service and that will benefit all drivers and even if you don t ride muni, having an improved muni certainly benefits the san francisco economy and infrastructure. up next, we ll speak with an opponent of proposition g. now i m here with mr. irwin