Compensated Advocacy Ban Waivers

Under S.F. Campaign and Government Conduct Code section 3.224, no officer of the City and County shall directly or indirectly receive any form of compensation to communicate orally, in writing, or in any other manner on behalf of any other person with any other officer or employee of the City and County with the intent to influence a government decision.  The Ethics Commission may waive the prohibitions of this section for any member of a board or commission who, by law, must be appointed to represent any profession, trade, business, union or association.  The following waivers have been granted under section 3.224(c).

Date waiver granted	Person for whom waiver was granted
April 11, 2005	Erica Craven, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force
July 11, 2005	Ephraim G. Hirsch, Building Inspection Commission
September 12, 2005	Patrick Buscovich, Unreinforced Masonry Building Appeals Board
September 12, 2005	Arnie Lerner, Access Appeals Commission
November 14, 2005	Lucia Bogatay, Unreinforced Masonry Building Appeals Board
January 8, 2007	Vahis Sattary, Building Inspection Commission
July 13, 2009	Patrick Buscovich, Board of Examiners
March 8, 2010	William Scott Ellsworth, Access Appeals Commission