San Francisco County Municipal Code § 5.15 Public Utilities Citizen's Advisory

(a) Membership. There shall be 17 members of the Council. Each member of the Board of Supervisors shall appoint one member to the Council who shall be a resident of the supervisorial district represented by the appointing Supervisor (and the appointee shall remain a resident of the same district in order to continue serving in that seat) and must demonstrate one or more of the following qualifications: representing a community, business, environmental, or environmental justice organization, or with demonstrated knowledge, skill or experience in a field related to public utilities, environmental justice or environmental science. Four members shall be appointed by the Mayor; one member who represents the PUC’s regional water customers; one member who represents a large San Francisco water user; one City resident who has demonstrated knowledge of engineering or financial management; and one member who represents a regional or statewide environmental organization. Two members, who shall be residents of the City, shall be appointed by the President of the Board of Supervisors; one member who represents a small business in San Francisco and one member who represents an environmental justice organization. (b) Administrative and clerical functions in support of the Council shall be provided by the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission, or their designees on approval of funding by the Public Utilities Commission. The chair of the Council shall consult with the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission, or designee, regarding receipt of reports and data as necessary for the performance of the Council’s functions. (Added as Sec. 5.141 by Ord. 58-04, File No. 040193, App. 4/8/2004; amended and redesignated as Sec. 5-15-1 by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)