What happened on Friday, 09 April 2021
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
The Ethics Commission unanimously adopted past minutes and granted two narrowly tailored waivers under the city's governmental conduct code: a compensated-advocacy waiver for Commissioner Ruchira Nagaswaran and a post-employment communication waiver for former Historic Preservation Commissioner Aaron Hyland. Both waivers were framed as limited exceptions to specific code provisions.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Executive Director Pelham reported on the Form 700 annual filing process (noting roughly 500 electronic filers and 26 board/commission members who had not filed one or more required statements), a FY22 budget request for a 28% operating increase, and five recent hires to support filing modernization and policy work.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Staff previewed phase two of the ethics policy project, including plans for public IP meetings on gift rules and disclosure, and reported that Supervisor Haney's revised ordinance on payments to officials will enter meet-and-confer with employee bargaining units scheduled for April 20.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Commission members participate remotely as City Hall remains closed due to COVID-19.
Blackstone-Millville, School Boards, Massachusetts
The committee moved to narrow elementary quarantine protocols to targeted close‑contact tracing (adding lunch) and approved a 12‑month district social worker job description funded initially by ESSER III; both actions passed via voice votes without numerical tallies recorded in the transcript.
Blackstone-Millville, School Boards, Massachusetts
Parent Amanda Lafond asked the Blackstone‑Millville Regional School Committee to revisit a denial to admit her child, born Sept. 6, to kindergarten early; the committee debated adopting written petition criteria but voted against reconsidering the individual decision.
Blackstone-Millville, School Boards, Massachusetts
High school student leaders and staff presented student‑led equity and inclusion efforts, including the 'Chargers for Change' program, adoption of the ADL 'No Place for Hate' pledge, a student journalism piece on immigration, a resource drive collecting 280+ items, and plans for peer‑led monthly lessons.
Blackstone-Millville, School Boards, Massachusetts
Administrators briefed the committee on steps toward unifying Millville and Blackstone elementary operations: PLC alignment, classroom placements, staff swaps, moving logistics, proportional class lists, and preliminary bus route checks with town police to ensure safe passage.