# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 18, 2023 - Meeting date: 2023-07-18 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 44 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/938/2023-07-18-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1112932&GUID=EFD04908-BD6A-4D98-960F-459EC6529C78) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 230662: Health Code - Patient Rates for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 - Pages: 9-10 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 230662 [Health Code - Patient Rates for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Health Code to set patient rates and rates for other services provided by the Department of Public Health, for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Noes: Preston ### File 230663: Municipal Elections Code - Supporters and Opponents in Ballot Questions for Local Measures - Pages: 10 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 230663 [Municipal Elections Code - Supporters and Opponents in Ballot Questions for Local Measures] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code to opt out of state law that would require the names of supporters and opponents of a local ballot measure to be listed in the ballot statement or question for the measure. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, on Page 1, Lines 5-6, by adding ‘for any election held in Fiscal Year 2023-24, and for future elections subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors’; on Page 2, Lines 21-23, by adding ‘for elections held in Fiscal Year 2023-24, and for future elections subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors by resolution submitted and approved as part of the annual budget process’; and on Page 3, Line 20, by adding ‘for any election held in Fiscal Year 2023-24’, and Lines 22-24, by adding ‘For elections held after Fiscal Year 2023-24, the Board of Supervisors may opt out of the requirements of Section 9170(a) by resolution submitted and approved as part of the annual budget process.’ The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Vote 2: first-reading - Action: Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code to opt out of state law that would require the names of supporters and opponents of a local ballot measure to be listed in the ballot statement or question for the measure for any election held in Fiscal Year 2023-24 and for future elections subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors. PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Noes: Preston ### File 230664: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses - Pages: 10-11 - Sponsors: Mayor; Ronen, Engardio, Dorsey, Mandelman and Stefani - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 230664 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses] Sponsors: Mayor; Ronen, Engardio, Dorsey, Mandelman and Stefani Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Noes: Preston ## Extracted text ### [Page 10](https://sfbos.info/documents/938/2023-07-18-minutes#page-10) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/18/2023 Appointment of President Pro Tempore At the request of President Peskin, Supervisor Walton assumed the chair at 2:39 p.m. so the President could participate in the debate on File No. 230663 from the floor. The President resumed the chair at 2:45 p.m. 230663 [Municipal Elections Code - Supporters and Opponents in Ballot Questions for Local Measures] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code to opt out of state law that would require the names of supporters and opponents of a local ballot measure to be listed in the ballot statement or question for the measure. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, on Page 1, Lines 5-6, by adding ‘for any election held in Fiscal Year 2023-24, and for future elections subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors’; on Page 2, Lines 21-23, by adding ‘for elections held in Fiscal Year 2023-24, and for future elections subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors by resolution submitted and approved as part of the annual budget process’; and on Page 3, Line 20, by adding ‘for any election held in Fiscal Year 2023-24’, and Lines 22-24, by adding ‘For elections held after Fiscal Year 2023-24, the Board of Supervisors may opt out of the requirements of Section 9170(a) by resolution submitted and approved as part of the annual budget process.’ The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code to opt out of state law that would require the names of supporters and opponents of a local ballot measure to be listed in the ballot statement or question for the measure for any election held in Fiscal Year 2023-24 and for future elections subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors. PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Noes: 1 - Preston 230664 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Waiver of Permit, License, and Business Registration Fees for Certain Small Businesses] Sponsors: Mayor; Ronen, Engardio, Dorsey, Mandelman and Stefani Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to waive, retroactively to July 1, 2023, certain first-year permit, license, and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that open a new location; and refunding any waived fees that have been paid to the City. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Noes: 1 - Preston City and County of San Francisco Page 687 Printed at 7:00 pm on 4/25/24