Welcome to the regular meeting of the San Francisco Ethics Commission. Submissioner sierra. Here. Submissioner leeann whiffen. Commissioners rennee have been excused. I want to talk about the decision to hear and take possible action on the complaints. Mr. Chat field who is not here, wrote mr. Shaw in may, the Ethics Commission regularly handles referals from the task force, however it will not ajudd kate these matters, in both complaints. He repeated that in his confidential memo to mr. Shen and to mark kets of the District Attorney office. Because the allegation involves johnson and croy executive director of the commission, the agency cannot handle the matter. Period. The commission is engaged in the discussion with the various outside agency and so forth and so on. That was in august of last year. I did a record search of your files. I just came back from sitting in the commissions office. There is absolutely records of any kind relating to discussions with any other agencies. The
Has in reviewing these referals from the Sunshine Ordinance Task force to refer that to another adjudicatory body completely. It is one thing to have a staff person to review in place of Ethics Commission staff and you know, conform the analysis, based on proceedings before the task force. I think that it is another to send the ultimate decision to another body. It is actually being transcribed. On the screen. Miss herrick, thank you for your time and i have a couple of questions about your response. Does that mean. Are you aware of whether the san jose Ethics Commission has ever handled either on an advisorry basis or otherwise complaint referal from the different jurisdictional agencies . I have staffed the san jose Election Commission from 2008 and we have not ever accepted any such referals. Has the Elections Commission made any referals themselves for matters to be handled by a agency outside of san jose . The Election Commission procedures and i think that our ethics ordinance do
Decision to hear and take possible action on the complaints. Mr. Chat field who is not here, wrote mr. Shaw in may, the Ethics Commission regularly handles referals from the task force, however it will not ajudd kate these matters, in both complaints. He repeated that in his confidential memo to mr. Shen and to mark kets of the District Attorney office. Because the allegation involves johnson and croy executive director of the commission, the agency cannot handle the matter. Period. The commission is engaged in the discussion with the various outside agency and so forth and so on. That was in august of last year. I did a record search of your files. I just came back from sitting in the commissions office. There is absolutely records of any kind relating to discussions with any other agencies. The references to the San Jose City Attorneys Office are dated 9 months after that. But i think what is really important is that there is a, i think, a reference in an email that it was mr. St cra
Of whether the San Jose Ethics Commission has ever handled either on an advisorry basis or otherwise complaint referal from the different jurisdictional agencies . I have staffed the san jose Election Commission from 2008 and we have not ever accepted any such referals. Has the Elections Commission made any referals themselves for matters to be handled by a agency outside of san jose . The Election Commission procedures and i think that our ethics ordinance do have some provisions for making referals. But that is generally in the nature of the District Attorney office or their political practice commission. It would be something consistent with the jurisdiction of the sElection Commission but might possibly be. There may be some criminal activity or some additional allegations that related to some violations of political format. Not to another agency like the San Francisco Ethics Commission or the oakland Ethics Commission. Okay. Thank you. Very much. And any other questions for miss h
Procedures that your commission has in reviewing these referals from the Sunshine Ordinance Task force to refer that to another adjudicatory body completely. It is one thing to have a staff person to review in place of Ethics Commission staff and you know, conform the analysis, based on proceedings before the task force. I think that it is another to send the ultimate decision to another body. It is actually being transcribed. On the screen. Miss herrick, thank you for your time and i have a couple of questions about your response. Does that mean. Are you aware of whether the san jose Ethics Commission has ever handled either on an advisorry basis or otherwise complaint referal from the different jurisdictional agencies . I have staffed the san jose Election Commission from 2008 and we have not ever accepted any such referals. Has the Elections Commission made any referals themselves for matters to be handled by a agency outside of san jose . The Election Commission procedures and i th