Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to establish the Commission Streamlining Task Force charged with making recommendations to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors about ways to modify, eliminate, or combine the City’s appointive boards and commissions to improve the administration of City government; require the City Attorney to prepare a Charter Amendment to implement the Task Force’s recommendations relating to Charter commissions, for consideration by the Board of Supervisors; and authorize the Task Force to introduce an ordinance to effectuate its recommendations relating to appointive boards and commissions codified in the Municipal Code, which ordinance shall go into effect within 90 days unless rejected by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Supervisors; at an election to be held on November 5, 2024.

The Board of Supervisors introduced a Charter Amendment to establish the Commission Streamlining Task Force, aimed at reviewing and potentially modifying the City’s appointive boards and commissions.

The Rules Committee referred the Charter Amendment to the City Controller for a financial analysis and to assess the impact of the proposed changes.

The Department of Human Resources was notified to assess whether the Charter Amendment required a 'Meet and Confer' process with labor representatives.

The Budget and Legislative Analyst was tasked with preparing a report analyzing the financial implications of the current system of boards and commissions.

The Rules Committee amended the Charter Amendment to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the proposed Task Force and to ensure compliance with existing laws.

The Rules Committee recommended the amended Charter Amendment for approval by the full Board of Supervisors.

The Charter Amendment will be presented to voters for approval during the election.