Building Inspection Commission meets in closed session on director appointment, votes not to disclose discussions

SAN FRANCISCO — The Building Inspection Commission met in special session Jan. 14 and moved into closed session to consider the public‑employee appointment of the director of the Department of Building Inspection, then voted unanimously not to disclose any closed‑session discussions.

The commission opened the meeting with roll call and a land acknowledgment before formally announcing agenda item 2: a closed‑session personnel matter concerning the director post. The public comment period for closed‑session matters produced no callers.

An unidentified meeting participant moved to convene the closed session; the motion was seconded and approved in a roll‑call vote. The facilitator recorded the closed‑session start time at 9:08 a.m. The commission reconvened in open session at 9:39 a.m. and then voted, again by roll call, to withhold disclosure of all or part of the closed‑session discussions. The votes were recorded as unanimous on both motions.

Recorded roll‑call voting members who voted yes were President McCarthy; Vice President Tam; Commissioner Alexander; Commissioner Beto; Commissioner Epler; Commissioner Moss; and Commissioner Summer. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m.

The agenda identified the subject matter of the closed session as the public‑employee appointment for the Department of Building Inspection director; no name or other identifying details about a candidate were provided in the public record or during the open portions of the meeting. The commission did not announce any additional directions or follow‑up actions in open session.

Because the commission’s vote was to withhold closed‑session discussions, the public record contains no substantive detail about the deliberations or any candidate considered. The commission’s actions were limited to the formal motions: to convene closed session, to reconvene and not disclose closed‑session discussions, and to adjourn. The meeting included a land acknowledgement referencing the Ohlone people of the San Francisco Peninsula and routine opening and closing remarks.