Brief

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez introduced this motion to require statements of economic interests and restricted source financial disclosures from City commission and board members, potentially for voter approval on the November 2026 ballot. The measure aims to increase transparency regarding potential conflicts of interest among appointed officials. The motion has been pending in the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee since May, with multiple continuances and no substantive committee action to date.

Full summary

This motion, introduced by Councilmember Monica Rodriguez and seconded by Bob Blumenfield on May 1, 2026, grows directly out of a 2024 transparency reform that fell short of its goal. In June 2024, the Council adopted a motion requiring commission appointees to file a Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) and a Form 60 (Restricted Source Financial Disclosure Statement) before Council confirmation. Voters then approved Charter Amendment HH to codify that requirement, with 81.3 percent voting yes. After HH took effect, however, the Council discovered that not all commissions and boards were covered by the amendment's language. The Charter Reform Commission was cited as a specific example: its members voluntarily filed the forms, but they were not legally required to do so under HH. To close that gap, Rodriguez's motion directs the City Attorney to draft the documents needed to place a new Charter amendment on the November 2026 ballot. The proposed measure would establish a universal requirement: every appointee to any City commission or board must submit the Statement of Economic Interests and the Restricted Source Financial Disclosure Statement before a Council confirmation vote, and in cases where no Council vote is required, before the appointee is formally seated. The goal is to ensure no board or commission can slip through without the same disclosure obligations that now apply to the bodies explicitly named in HH. The motion was referred to the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on May 1, 2026. Since then, the committee has scheduled and continued the item at least five times — on May 20-21, May 27-28, June 11-12, and June 15 — without taking a substantive vote. On June 15, the committee again continued the item to a date to be determined. For a measure targeting the November 2026 ballot, repeated continuances through mid-June represent meaningful delay, as ballot qualification deadlines impose firm filing windows on Charter amendment language. The file remains open and pending in committee with no Council action yet taken.

Activity (9)

• 2026-06-15 Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee continued item to date to be determined.
• 2026-06-12 Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 15, 2026.
• 2026-06-12 Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee continued item to June 15, 2026 .
• 2026-06-11 Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 12, 2026.
• 2026-05-28 Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee continued item to date to be determined.
• 2026-05-27 Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on May 28, 2026.
• 2026-05-21 Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee continued item to date to be determined.
• 2026-05-20 Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on May 21, 2026.
• 2026-05-01 Motion referred to Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

Documents (5)

• 2026-06-15 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-06-12 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-05-28 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-05-21 Speaker Card(s) · speaker_card
• 2026-05-01 Motion · motion