The resolution allows certain officials in the Assessor-Recorder's Office to seek donations from various organizations to fund legal and non-legal services for immigrant communities, LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive rights, environmental protection, and racial equity initiatives. This can be done without adhering to the Behested Payment Ordinance.
Resolution authorizing the Assessor Recorder, the Deputy Assessors, and Director of Policy and Government Affairs in the Assessor-Recorder’s Office to solicit donations from various private, nonprofit, philanthropic, and other entities to support 1) the urgent provision of legal services related to the creation and enforcement of immigration laws, regulations, and policies, including litigation and regulatory reform efforts at the local, state, and federal level and non-legal services and support for the City’s immigrant communities, 2) goods and services, including legal services, related to defending and supporting LGBTQ+ rights, 3) goods and services, including legal services, related to defending and supporting reproductive rights, 4) goods and services, including legal services, related to defending existing environmental protection laws and promoting environmental protection efforts, and 5) goods and services, including legal services, related to racial equity initiatives, all notwithstanding the Behested Payment Ordinance.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a need to support various legal and social initiatives in San Francisco, prompting a resolution to solicit donations while waiving the Behested Payment Ordinance.
Supervisor Mandelman introduced a resolution to authorize the Assessor Recorder and related officials to solicit donations for legal services and support related to immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive rights, environmental protection, and racial equity.
The resolution was reviewed by the Government Audit and Oversight Committee, which discussed its implications and the need for a waiver of the Behested Payment Ordinance.
The committee amended the resolution and referred it without recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution, allowing the Assessor Recorder and others to solicit donations for specified legal and social initiatives.
The Mayor approved the resolution, finalizing the authorization for fundraising efforts while waiving the Behested Payment Ordinance.
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