San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. XXXIV Dignity Fund

OVERSIGHT AND ADVISORY COUNCIL

Sec. 5.34-1. Establishment of Oversight and Advisory Body. Sec. 5.34-2. Membership. Sec. 5.34-3. Administrative and Technical Support.

Charter Section 16.128-11 establishes the Dignity Fund Oversight and Advisory Council (the “Council”) to monitor and participate in the administration of the Dignity Fund (the “Fund”) as provided in Charter Section 16.128-1 et seq., and to take steps to ensure that the Fund is administered in a manner accountable to the community. Where the Charter refers to the Dignity Fund Oversight and Advisory Committee, such references shall be understood to refer to the Council. Section 16.128-11 provides, among other things, for the Council’s composition, Council members’ respective appointing authorities, timing of initial appointments, the minimum number of meetings the Council must hold each year, and the Council’s creation of a Service Provider Working Group. Sections 16.128-6, 16.128- 7, 16.128-8, and 16.128-11 establish the Council’s duties and responsibilities. Section 16.128-11 also authorizes the Board of Supervisors to provide by ordinance further details regarding the membership, structure, functions, appointment criteria, terms, and administrative and clerical support of the Council. This Article XXXIV is established under the authority of Section 16.128-11(d). (Added by Ord. 46-17, File No. 161350, App. 2/24/2017, Eff. 3/26/2017, Retro. 1/1/2017; amended by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)

(a) Membership of the Council is set forth in Charter Section 16.128-11(c). In making appointments to the Council, the appointing authorities shall endeavor to ensure that the Council is broadly representative of communities of interest, neighborhoods, and the demographic diversity of the City in terms of ethnicity, race, age, gender, sexual orientation, types of disabilities, and languages spoken. The appointing authorities shall also endeavor to ensure that the Council includes members who are seniors, adults with disabilities, people with HIV/AIDS, and veterans. (b) Notwithstanding Administrative Code Section 5.1-4, terms of Council members shall be two years, commencing on February 1 of odd-numbered years. (c) Whenever a member appointed by the Disability and Aging Services Commission or the Advisory Council to the Department of Disability and Aging Services vacates the member’s seat on the member’s appointing body, the member shall automatically vacate the member’s seat on the Council as well. (Added by Ord. 46-17, File No. 161350, App. 2/24/2017, Eff. 3/26/2017, Retro. 1/1/2017; amended by Ord. 109-24, File No. 240281, App. 6/6/2024, Eff. 7/7/2024; Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)

Consistent with Charter Section 16.128-4(h), the Department of Disability and Aging Services shall provide administrative and technical support to the Council. The Department shall also provide administrative and technical support to the Service Provider Working Group required by Charter Section 16.128-11. (Added by Ord. 46-17, File No. 161350, App. 2/24/2017, Eff. 3/26/2017, Retro. 1/1/2017; amended by Ord. 109-24, File No. 240281, App. 6/6/2024, Eff. 7/7/2024; Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)

(Added by Ord. 46-17, File No. 161350, App. 2/24/2017, Eff. 3/26/2017, Retro. 1/1/2017; repealed by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)