# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 19, 2011 - Meeting date: 2011-07-19 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 34 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/2101/2011-07-19-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfbos.archive.sf.gov/ftp/meetingarchive/full_board/ftp/uploadedfiles/bdsupvrs/bosagendas/minutes/2011/m071911.pdf) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 110746: Public Hearing - Charter Amendment - City Retirement Benefits and Health Care Benefits - Pages: 16-17 ### File 110058: Charter Amendment - City Retirement Benefits and Health Care Benefits - Pages: 17 - Sponsors: Mayor; Elsbernd, Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Farrell, Wiener and Campos - Vote 1: other - Action: retirees; 3) create new retirement plans for employees commencing employment on and after January 7, 2012; 4) require elected officials to pay their contributions to SFERS and the Retiree Health Care Trust Fund (RHCTF); 5) allow certain individuals who are members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to become members of SFERS; 6) change the composition of the Health Service Board (HSB); 7) change the vote requirement for the HSB to approve member health care plans; 8) require current employees to contribute to the RHCTF beginning in FY2016-2017; 9) restrict certain retiree health care benefits for employees who left City employment, but have not yet retired, to those benefits in place at the time they left employment; 10) reduce employers' contributions into the Health Service System Trust Fund under certain circumstances; and 11) make certain other changes to retirement and health care benefits, and provisions governing the RHCTF and the Health Service System. Privilege of the floor was granted to Micki Callahan, Director, Department of Human Resources, who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener ### File 110745: Public Hearing - Charter Amendment - Allowing Amendments to or Repeals of Initiative Ordinances and Declarations of Policy Approved by the Voters on or after November 1, 2011 - Pages: 17-18 - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 110745 [Public Hearing - Charter Amendment - Allowing Amendments to or Repeals of Initiative Ordinances and Declarations of Policy Approved by the Voters on or after November 1, 2011] Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the amendments to the proposed Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 14.101 to allow amendments to or repeals of initiative ordinances and declarations of policy approved by the voters on or after November 1, 2011. (Clerk of the Board) The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Committee of the Whole relating to the motion to table File Nos. 110745 and 110693. Walter Paulson; expressed various concerns relating to the motion to table. There were no other speakers. The President declared the public hearing closed, adjourned as the Committee of the Whole, reconvening as the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Wiener, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved that this Hearing be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Noes: Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd ### File 110693: Charter Amendment - Allowing Amendments to or Repeals of Initiative Ordinances and Declarations of Policy Approved by the Voters on or after November 1, 2011 - Pages: 18 - Sponsors: Wiener - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 110693 [Charter Amendment - Allowing Amendments to or Repeals of Initiative Ordinances and Declarations of Policy Approved by the Voters on or after November 1, 2011] Sponsor: Wiener Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 14.101 to allow amendments to or repeals of initiative ordinances and declarations of policy approved by the voters on or after November 1, 2011. Supervisor Wiener, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved that this Charter Amendment be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Noes: Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd ### File 110401: Charter Amendment - Allowing Amendments to or Repeals of Initiative Ordinances and Declarations of Policy - Pages: 18 - Sponsors: Wiener - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 110401 [Charter Amendment - Allowing Amendments to or Repeals of Initiative Ordinances and Declarations of Policy] Sponsor: Wiener Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 14.101 to allow amendments to or repeals of initiative ordinances and declarations of policy. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Wiener - Noes: Avalos, Campos, Mar, Mirkarimi ## Extracted text ### [Page 17](https://sfbos.info/documents/2101/2011-07-19-minutes#page-17) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/19/2011 110058 [Charter Amendment - City Retirement Benefits and Health Care Benefits] Sponsors: Mayor; Elsbernd, Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Farrell, Wiener and Campos Charter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending the provisions in Appendix A to: 1) adjust contribution rates for current and future employees to the San Francisco Employees' Retirement System (SFERS) based on the rate employers are required to pay each year; 2) limit SFERS' supplemental cost of living adjustments to retiree benefits for all employees and retirees; 3) create new retirement plans for employees commencing employment on and after January 7, 2012; 4) require elected officials to pay their contributions to SFERS and the Retiree Health Care Trust Fund (RHCTF); 5) allow certain individuals who are members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to become members of SFERS; 6) change the composition of the Health Service Board (HSB); 7) change the vote requirement for the HSB to approve member health care plans; 8) require current employees to contribute to the RHCTF beginning in FY2016-2017; 9) restrict certain retiree health care benefits for employees who left City employment, but have not yet retired, to those benefits in place at the time they left employment; 10) reduce employers' contributions into the Health Service System Trust Fund under certain circumstances; and 11) make certain other changes to retirement and health care benefits, and provisions governing the RHCTF and the Health Service System. Privilege of the floor was granted to Micki Callahan, Director, Department of Human Resources, who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M. Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole 110745 [Public Hearing - Charter Amendment - Allowing Amendments to or Repeals of Initiative Ordinances and Declarations of Policy Approved by the Voters on or after November 1, 2011] Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the amendments to the proposed Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 14.101 to allow amendments to or repeals of initiative ordinances and declarations of policy approved by the voters on or after November 1, 2011. (Clerk of the Board) The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Committee of the Whole relating to the motion to table File Nos. 110745 and 110693. Walter Paulson; expressed various concerns relating to the motion to table. There were no other speakers. The President declared the public hearing closed, adjourned as the Committee of the Whole, reconvening as the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Wiener, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved that this Hearing be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener Noes: 3 - Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report City and County of San Francisco Page 648 Printed at 8:33 am on 9/14/11 ### [Page 18](https://sfbos.info/documents/2101/2011-07-19-minutes#page-18) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/19/2011 From the Board 110693 [Charter Amendment - Allowing Amendments to or Repeals of Initiative Ordinances and Declarations of Policy Approved by the Voters on or after November 1, 2011] Sponsor: Wiener Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 14.101 to allow amendments to or repeals of initiative ordinances and declarations of policy approved by the voters on or after November 1, 2011. Supervisor Wiener, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved that this Charter Amendment be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener Noes: 3 - Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd Recommendation of the Rules Committee 110401 [Charter Amendment - Allowing Amendments to or Repeals of Initiative Ordinances and Declarations of Policy] Sponsor: Wiener Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 14.101 to allow amendments to or repeals of initiative ordinances and declarations of policy. ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: Ayes: 7 - Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Wiener Noes: 4 - Avalos, Campos, Mar, Mirkarimi SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations There were none. City and County of San Francisco Page 649 Printed at 8:33 am on 9/14/11