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. County of San Francisco Human Rights Commission SANFRANCISCOPUBLICLIBRARY Office of Minority/Women Business Enterprise Office of Contract Compliance Office of Dispute Resolution 3 1223 06583 9293 November 5, 1992 )M: Edwin M. Lee titi^ Commissioners' response to a request, and in preparation for the discussion of tination of officers, attached is a copy of the Commission's most :ently adopted Rules and Regulations. As provided for in the Rules and Regulations, the Nominations tittee, and other standing committees, are appointed by the lur NOV 6 1992 £-' ^-"XNCISCO mcisco PublicLibrary Iment Information Center pnci3co Public Library jrkin Straet, 5th Floor bncisco, CA 94102 RENCE BOOK taken from the Library 100 1170 Market St., #500 San Francisco, CA 94102-4908 Amendments to Rules and Regulations 11 Suspension of Rules and Regulations 12 June, 1983 DO^IHH-mt^ r>r-f-,y NOV 6 1992 REF SAN FR4MC!-'?r' PUbLiU LIBH/W 353.4809 H88r ity and County of San Francisco Human Rights Commission SANFRANCISCOPUBLICLIBRARY Office of Minority/Women Business Enterprise Office of Contract Compliance Office of Dispute Resolution 3 1223 06583 9293 November 5, 1992 %M^ FROM: Edwin M. Lee TO: Commissione In response to a request, and in preparation for the discussion of nomination of officers, attached is a copy of the Commission's most recently adopted Rules and Regulations. As provided for in the Rules and Regulations, the Nominations Committee, and other standing committees, are appointed by the Chair. NOV 6 1992 e —"VNCISCO - San Francisco PublicLibrary Government Information Center San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin Street, 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94102 REFERENCE BOOK Not to be taken from the Library 115)252-2500 1170 Market St., #500 San Francisco, CA 94102-4908 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant http://archive.org/details/rulesregulations1992huma HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO RULES AND REGULATIONS Rule Number Page 1 Officers, Term of Office 2 2 Duties of Officers 2 3 Administrative Officer 2 4 Order of Business 3 5 Voting Requirements and Procedures 3 6 Regular Meeting of the Commission 4 7 Temporary Meeting Place - Emergency 4 8 Special Meetings of the Commission 4 9 Agenda of Meetings '*~~ 5 10 Attendance at Meetings 5 11 Quorum 5 12 Privilege of the Floor 5 • 13 Minutes 5 14 Reports and Public Statements 6 15 Investigations 6 16 Mediation 7 17 Subpoenas and Invitations 18 Public Hearings 19 Conduct of Public Hearing 9 20 Recommedations 10 21 Committees 10 22 Special Committees 11 23 Parliamentary Rules 11 24 Adoption of Rules and Regulations 11 25 Amendments to Rules and Regulations 11 26 Suspension of Rules and Regulations 12 June, 1983 DO^' " ""' NOV 6 1992 SAN or") FP*.!MC! PUbLiC LIBH/s^/ HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO RULES AND REGULATIONS OFFICERS: TERM OF OFFICE Rule 1 -- The officers of the Commission shall be a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson. The Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be elected at the first regular meeting of the Commission held after the first day of January each year. The term of any Commissioner as Chairperson shall be limited to two successive years. (Amended 4/10/69) DUTIES OF OFFICERS Rule 2 -- The duties of the Chairperson shall be to preside at all meetings of the Commission; to call special meetings, subject to the provisions of Rule 8 herein of the Commission; to appoint the membership of all standing Committees and their respective chairpersons; to appoint, with the approval of a majority of all members of the Commission, a Director; and to perform all other duties necessary or incidental to his or her office. In the absence of the Chairperson, or in the event of his or her inability to act, the Vice-Chairperson shall take his or her place and perform his or her duties. In the event of the absence or inability to act of both the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, the remaining members shall appoint one of the members to act temporarily as Chairperson. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Rule 3 -- Subject to the approval of a majority of the members, the Chairperson shall appoint a Director who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Commission. He or she shall serve as the administrative head of the affairs under the control of the Commission and shall have all the powers and duties of a department head, and a chief executive, under the provisions of the Charter. -2- 3 1223 06583 9293 ORDER OF BUSINESS Rule 4 -- The Order of Business ordinarily shall be as follows: 1. Roll Call 2. Pledge of Al legiance 3. Approval of Minutes 4. Communications i 5. Director's Report 6. Chairperson's Report 7. Standing Committees 8. New Matters ! i 9. Calendar Matters 10. Remarks from the Audience 11. Adjournment ***At the discretion of the Chairperson, public comment may be heard after discussion of a specific item on the_a«&enda. VOTING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES Rule 5 -- No member shall be permitted to vote upon a question unless he or she is present when his or her name is called or before the vote is announced. Proxies shall not be permitted. Members may, at any time, explain their vote, or file in writing an explanation of such vote after the result of the voting has been announced and recorded. Each member present at a meeting of such Commission when a question is put shall vote for or against it unless the member is excused from voting by a motion adopted by a majority of the members present. (Paragraph three added by amendment adopted 5/27/76) The Minutes shall reflect the individual votes by the Commissioners on all matters voted upon by the Commission, unless the vote is unanimous. The Chairperson shall call for a voice vote, and, in the event that it appears that a division exists among the Commissioners, the Chairperson shall call for a show of hands, which shall be recorded by the .secretary. (Paragraphs four and five added by amendment adopted 3/10/83)