Asks voters to change the city charter: Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by 1) requiring or allow the Board of Supervisors to amend specified initiative ordinances. In short: voters would decide.
Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by 1) requiring or authorizing the Board of Supervisors to amend specified initiative ordinances; 2) transferring from the Charter to the Municipal Code certain commissions and advisory bodies, in some cases with modified functions; 3) requiring that the Commission Streamlining Task Force be convened every ten years; 4) removing the general requirements that boards and commissions develop and keep an annual statement of purpose, appoint an executive secretary, and prepare an annual report; 5) changing the membership qualifications, composition, and member selection process for certain bodies; 6) eliminating, consolidating, and changing the functions and authorities of certain bodies; 7) changing the planning and reporting schedule of the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families (“DCYF”) and related policy bodies, and changing the names but not the functions of those related policy bodies; 8) specifying that elected members of the Retirement Board, Health Service Board, and Retiree Health Care Trust Fund Board may be removed only for official misconduct; 9) making various changes to departments’ operations and reporting requirements; 10) updating the Public Utilities Commission’s exclusive charge over matters related to water, power, and sewer infrastructure and services; 11) providing that the Board of Supervisors shall approve settlements or dismissals of legal proceedings recommended by the City Attorney by resolution, rather than by ordinance; 12) authorizing the City Administrator to conduct real estate strategic planning and to negotiate and manage acquisitions, leases, and conveyances of City real property; and 13) making clarifying edits, deleting obsolete language, and updating out-of-date references in various sections; at an election to be held on November 3, 2026.
How it got here
The Charter Amendment originated from a need to update and streamline various city commissions and advisory bodies in San Francisco.
The Board of Supervisors introduced a Charter Amendment (File No. 260536) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco, proposing various updates and changes to city governance structures.
The Planning Department received a referral regarding the Charter Amendment for review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The Department of Human Resources was referred the Charter Amendment to assess any 'Meet and Confer' requirements that may arise from the proposed changes.
The Controller provided a response indicating that the proposed Charter amendment could save the city between $365,000 to $450,000 annually by modifying various commissions and advisory bodies.
The Human Resources Department submitted a response regarding the Charter Amendment, confirming the assessment of the 'Meet and Confer' requirement.
The Charter Amendment is scheduled to be presented to voters at the election on November 3, 2026.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
