This ordinance expands the SFPUC's Social Impact Partnership Program by mandating that all relevant contracts with a Social Impact commitment must increase that commitment whenever the contract is amended or modified, regardless of when the contract was solicited. It also eliminates the minimum threshold for these amendments or modifications.
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to expand the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) Social Impact Partnership Program by requiring that all covered contracts that include a Social Impact commitment, including those contracts that were solicited before April 22, 2023, increase such commitment upon amendment or modification of the contract and by removing the minimum threshold for applicable amendments or modifications.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to expand the SFPUC's Social Impact Partnership Program established in 2022.
The Board authorized the SFPUC to implement a Social Impact Partnership Program through Ordinance No. 261-22, which set requirements for contracts solicited after April 22, 2023.
Supervisor Walton introduced an ordinance to amend the Administrative Code to expand the SFPUC's Social Impact Partnership Program, requiring all contracts with a Social Impact commitment to increase such commitments upon amendments.
The Rules Committee recommended the ordinance for passage, indicating support for the proposed changes to the Social Impact Partnership Program.
The Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance on first reading, moving it closer to final approval.
The Board of Supervisors finally passed the ordinance, solidifying the changes to the SFPUC's Social Impact Partnership Program.
The Mayor approved the ordinance, allowing it to take effect 30 days after enactment.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
