San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. III Board Approval for Contracting

OUT PERSONAL SERVICES

Sec. 2.15. Supplemental Reports Required. Sec. 2.16. Controller's Annual Report on Contracting Out. Sec. 2.17. Deadline for Departmental Submission of Requests for Contracting Out.

Any officer, department, or agency seeking Board approval of a contract for personal services under Charter Section 10.104(15) shall submit a supplemental report to the Board of Supervisors in connection with the contract and the Controller's certification. The report shall summarize the essential terms of the proposed contract and address the following subjects:

1. The department's basis for proposing the Prop J certification;
2. The impact, if any, the contract will have on the provision of services covered by the contract, including a comparison of specific levels of service, in measurable units where applicable, between the current level of service and those proposed under the contract. For contract renewals, a comparison shall be provided between the level of service in the most recent year the service was provided by City employees and the most recent year the service was provided by the contractor;
3. The department's proposed or, for contract renewals, current oversight and reporting requirements for the services covered by the contract;
4. The contractor's proposed or, for contract renewals, current wages and benefits for employees covered under the contract, and the contractor's current labor agreements for employees providing the services covered by the contract;
5. The department’s proposed or, for contract renewals, current procedures for ensuring the contractor’s ongoing compliance with all applicable contracting requirements, including Labor and Employment Code Article 111 (the Minimum Compensation Ordinance), Article 121 (the Health Care Accountability Ordinance); and Section 131.1(b) (the Equal Benefits Ordinance);
6. The department's plan for City employees displaced by the contract; and,
7. A discussion, including timelines and cost estimates, of under what conditions the service could be provided in the future using City employees. (Added by Ord. 105-04, File No. 040594, App. 6/10/2004)

The Controller shall prepare a report to the Board of Supervisors by September 1 of each even-numbered year discussing the numbers and types of contracts that have been approved for the prior year under Charter Section 10.104(15), how long each affected service has been contracted out, the cost savings as realized for each contract compared to the cost savings as projected at the time of certification, and how many new contracts have been submitted for certification as of the date of preparation of the report. (Added by Ord. 105-04, File No. 040594, App. 6/10/2004; amended by Ord. 166-13, File No. 130541, App. 8/2/2013, Eff. 9/1/2013)

Any officer, department or agency seeking approval of a contract for personal services under Charter section 10.104(15) shall submit their request to the Controller along with their annual budget submissions. No later than June 1 the department shall introduce at the Board of Supervisors any resolutions concurring with the Controller's certification under Charter section 10.104(15) upon which the department wishes to act. (Added by Ord. 105-04, File No. 040594, App. 6/10/2004)