113,470 / 56.71% Yes votes ...... 86,627 / 43.29% No votes

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The Board of Supervisors recently adopted an ordinance creating an Entertainment Commission. The seven-member Entertainment Commission will begin work in July 2003. Unless the Charter states otherwise, the Mayor appoints all members of City boards and commissions. The Board of Supervisors may reject the Mayor's appointments by a two-thirds vote.

The Proposal:

Proposition F is a Charter amendment that would allow the Mayor to nominate only four members of the Entertainment Commission. The Board of Supervisors would approve or reject the Mayor's nominees by majority vote. The Board would appoint the three remaining members. Commissioners would be chosen to represent different interests, including City neighborhood associations, entertainment associations, urban planning, law enforcement and public health.

While the amendment itself does not specify the functions or duties of the Commission, subsequent ordinances may specify that the Commission carry out regulatory or promotional functions which will require staff, materials, and other costs. The City currently collects entertainment-related permit fees that may cover all or a portion of these costs.

Meaning of Voting Yes/No

A YES vote of this measure means:

If you vote "Yes," you want the Mayor to nominate four members of the Entertainment Commission, subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors, and want the Board to appoint three members.

A NO vote of this measure means:

If you vote "No," you want the Mayor to appoint all seven members of the Entertainment Commission.

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CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSITION F

Describing and setting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the City and County of San Francisco to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by adding section 4.117 to establish the composition of and appointment of members to the San Francisco Entertainment Commission.

The Board of Supervisors hereby submits to the qualified electors of the City and County of San Francisco at an election to be held on November 5, 2002, a proposal to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by adding a new section 4.117 to read as follows:

Sec. 4.117. ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission shall consist of seven members nominated and appointed pursuant to this section. The Mayor shall nominate four members to the commission, and the Board of Supervisors shall appoint, by motion, three other members to the commission. Each nomination of the Mayor shall be subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors, and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60 days. If the Board of Supervosrs fails to act on a mayoral nomination within 60 days of the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, the nominee shall be deemed approved. Appointments to the commission shall become effective on the date the Board of Supervisors adopts a motion approving the nomination or on the 61st day following the date the mayoral nomination was transmitted to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors if the Board of Supervisors fails to act upon the nomination prior to such date.
Of the four members nominated by the Mayor, the Mayor shall nominate one member to represent the interests of City neighborhood associations or groups, one member to represent the interests of entertainment associations or groups, one member to represent the interests of the urban planning community, and one member to represent the interests of the law enforcement community. Of the three members of the commission appointed by the Board of Supervisors, one member shall represent the interests of City neighborhood associations or groups, one member shall represent the interests of entertainment associations or groups, and one member shall represent the interests of the public health community.

APPROVED AS TO FORM: DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney

By:

DORJI ROBERTS
Deputy City Attorney