Think maybe that is something ms. Pelham maybe that is something raised addressed by regulation we do get this implemented but sounds like you may have a suggestion. Mr. Pilpal question about the different phrasing under the section 41 hundred is certainly language that needs to evolve a definition to distinguish behind that language in 41 hundred start on line 17 well find that the charter protects those including contractors, operating within the scope of a contract so the protection is to those operating within the scope of a contract with the city and county then when you read section one 05 this speaks to improper government activity so it uses the phrase with regards to the contracts when someone files a complaint alleging improper activity by somebody use the language operating employer contractors operating pursuant to the city and county uses instead of operating within the scroll but pursuant to the contractor presumably didnt involve improper government activity it could be
Questions that might be answered so in that sense whats the harm i see nun i see also a certain degree of credibility coming to the commission for stepping forward and doing that and it is beyond the protocol but ill say in terms of my own observation of the City Government it is anecdotal for me, i see a lot of corruption that is soft corruption from the top down and i think many other members of the public the editorial boards of newspapers do it is more us of sticking our toe the water and put him in the audit so mr. Chair, i respectfully move we audit mayor ed lee. So i think there is two pending questions me to take them one at that time for the general powers to audit the subsection the government could code provides the Ethics Commission shall audit the committees in addition his or her description to take a the ram selected members eir receptionist from the committee gets the local fund thats what we prescribed. But mayor ed lees committee didnt receive the public funds i know
Is reviding in my office. Welcome. I will ask for Public Comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda and believe madam assesser is here to make a few words thank you. Good afternoon commissioners. Executive director pelm. We were in the crowd wondering about commissioner hurs name tag. Glad to hear you have one. Today i want to come here because today is commissioner hurs last day with the Ethics Commission and would prefer to find a way to extend his term but i want to express my gratitude and present you with a certificate of honor on the Ethics Commission. The mission of the Ethics Commission is promote the highest level of ethics in government and know how fundamental it is so the people of the city have the trust and faith in government we all kneis so importantism there is a very fast 6 years, not sure if you feel the same way. I believe you have been able to serve in this role with great distinction. [inaudible] insureing not only fair processes and also transpar
Hur. Let me say we welcome you back and particularly in the view the fact well cover the wistal blow rr regulations we passed at the last meeting and i see you didnt bring your plaque that you stethly took away in february. It wasnt given to me but it is reviding in my office. Welcome. I will ask for Public Comment on matters appearing or not appearing on the agenda and believe madam assesser is here to make a few words thank you. Good afternoon commissioners. Executive director pelm. We were in the crowd wondering about commissioner hurs name tag. Glad to hear you have one. Today i want to come here because today is commissioner hurs last day with the Ethics Commission and would prefer to find a way to extend his term but i want to express my gratitude and present you with a certificate of honor on the Ethics Commission. The mission of the Ethics Commission is promote the highest level of ethics in government and know how fundamental it is so the people of the city have the trust and
When it comes to those that are spending 10 thousand or less it is perfectly understanding with. 3 percent of the totem spending why you wouldnt audit any. I worry about the message that sends. We are saying if you spend 10 thousand of less you have zero risk if you misspent the funds and not sure that is the message we want to send. Even if it is a rel tivly token percentage at least it sends a message there is some risk that fraudulent reporting would be caught and fined by the commission. My other concern, when it comes to the audit i think a lot of that depends on how quickly you can ge through them. One thing im concerned is lets make sure we do them faster and if people dont comply we should hold it against them and not wait for them to give materials. If you tell me it is lot faster than the past then what you suggested makes sense. If it is about the same speed than we run the risk where candidates who lose dont have a vested interest complying and may be long gone by the time