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FY 2 0 1 7 AND FY 2 0 1 8 BUDG E T

SAN FRANCISCO ETHICS COMMISSION

OV E RV I E W FOR T H E BOAR D OF SUPE RV I SOR S BUDG E T COMMI T T E E

J U N E 1 6 , 2 0 1 6

• www. sfethics.org

415.252.3100 LeeAnn Pelham, Executive Director Shaista Shaikh, Assistant Deputy Executive Director Steven Massey, Information T echnology Officer

public disclosure advice & education policy evaluation & development assistance to agencies & employees audits investigations & enforcement whistleblower retaliation protection OUR MANDATE campaign finance public financing campaign consultants

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Campaigns Lobbying Ethics

contact & expenditure lobbyists permit consultants major developers economic interests (Form 700) conflicts of interests | contract disclosures governmental ethics | travel disclosures

B ROA D R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S A N D F U N C T I O N A L D U T I E S

OUR BLUEPRINT

• Strong and effective policies
• Enhanced practical guidance
• Timely investigations and enforcement
• Organizational efficiencies

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S E C U R I N G & A L I G N I N G N E C E S S A RY R E S O U R C E S TO B E T T E R M AT C H B ROA D VOT E R M A N DAT E

C APACI T Y BUI L DI NG FOR :

OUR NEW INITIATIVES

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E-Filing Conversion Project

• User-focused online experience
• Responsive compliance tools
• Improved, broadened guidance
• Innovative use of technology
• Electronic Form 700 for all City filers
• Enhanced campaign finance data
• Online filing of sunshine & ethics

certifications

• Electronic gifts of travel reporting

Requested: COIT Funding FY2017 & FY2018 Requested: Mayoral Senior Fellow 2016-2017

Enhanced Online Compliance Assistance

T E C H N O L O G Y

Also Recommended in Mayor’s Proposed Budget

OUR RENEWED PRIORITIES

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Strengthened Policy Focus

• Strengthen enforcement processes
• Proactive enforcement
• Fair & consistent investigations
• Timely case resolution

Effective Enforcement

P O L I C Y C O M P L I A N C E E N F O R C E M E N T

• Develop new policy on emerging issues
• Evaluate policies and programs
• Ensure laws are strong & workable
• Promote practical understanding of the

laws

Also Recommended in Mayor’s Proposed Budget

Requested: 2 Investigators Requested: 2 Policy Analysts

E-Filing Conversion Project Effective Investigations & Enforcement Proactive Policy & Compliance Outreach

Administrative Support & Transparency

• Convert two Senior Clerks (1406) to
• ne Management Assistant (1842)
• Reclassify Junior Management Assistant (1840)

to a Senior Management Assistant (1844)

• One Senior Policy & Compliance Analyst

(1823)

• One Policy & Compliance Analyst (1822)
• Fully fund one existing Sr. Investigator (1823)
• One new Investigator (1822)
• One IS Business Analyst (1052)
• Convert Staff Assistant (1840) to IS

IS Business Analyst-Assistant (1051)

Summar y of Ethics Commission FY 2017 | 2018 Budget Request

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Po s i t i o n s B e n e f i t s

 increased number and proportion of timely filings  improved timeliness for public access  improved methods for public access to disclosure data  reduced time processing paper  reduced complaint timeframes  increased types of investigations  higher proportion of cases pursued for serious violations  broader range of serious cases brought for hearing  increased number & frequency of guidance contacts  increased frequency & scope of evaluations for policy and program improvements  more timely analysis of emerging issues  broadened policy outreach/input  full and timely records request responses  increased timeliness of public materials distribution  improved support for stakeholder information needs across all program areas

$0 $500,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,000,000 $2,500,000 $3,000,000 $3,500,000 $4,000,000 $4,500,000 $5,000,000

Approved Operating Budget (Non-Grant Funding)

Base Operating Budget $2.59M FY16 $3.3M proposed FY17 $3.49M proposed FY18

Ethics Commission

Operating Budget & Staffing Levels

FY1995 through FY2016 & as proposed for FY2017

5 10 15 20 25 30

Staffing Levels (Full-Time Equivalents)

Level of Staff Funded (FTEs) 18 FY16 22 FY17 22 FY18

2007 2017 $3.3M 22

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