市府是否應修改市憲章，以更改樓宇檢查委員會成員的任命程序和資格，並由市長任命樓宇檢查局的局長？
摘要 由選票簡釋委員會撰寫
現況：樓宇檢查委員會（BIC）負責監督樓宇檢查局（DBI）。樓宇檢查局負責執行、管理和詮釋本市的住房、樓宇、機械、電氣和管道法規。樓宇檢查委員會有七名成員，其中四名由市長任命，三名由市議會主席（議會主席）任命。成員的任期為兩年，必須符合特定的資格。
市長任命的成員必須包括：
• 一名結構工程師；
• 一名持照建築師；
• 一名住宅建築商；以及
• 一名非牟利住房開發商的代表。
議會主席任命的成員必須包括：
• 一名住宅租戶；
• 一名住宅房東；以及
• 一名公眾成員。
樓宇檢查委員會的任命成員不需要經過市議會的批准。樓宇檢查委員會全權負責任命和罷免樓宇檢查局局長。
建議：提案B是一項憲章修正案，將改變樓宇檢查局局長的任命程序。樓宇檢查委員會將提交最多三名局長候選人，由市長作出任命。
提案B也將改變對樓宇檢查委員會被提名人的要求。現有成員的任期將於2023年7月1日結束。在該日期之後，新的資格要求將適用於由市長或議會主席提名在樓宇檢查委員會任職的任何人士。
市長提名的人當中：
• 兩人必須是結構工程師、建築師或住宅建築商； 以及
• 兩人沒有任何資格要求。
議會主席提名的人當中：
• 一人必須是住宅租戶或非牟利住房組織的現任或前任僱員；以及
• 兩人沒有任何資格要求。
所有被提名人在被任命前都要經過市議會的批准。
投「贊成」票的意思是：如果您投「贊成」票，即表示您希望市長任命樓宇檢查局的局長，並改變樓宇檢查委員會成員的任命程序和資格。
投「反對」票的意思是：如果您投「反對」票，即表示您反對進行這些變更。
市主計官對提案「B」的意見書
市主計官Ben Rosenfield就提案B對本市財政的影響發表以下聲明：
在我看來，如果建議的市憲章修正案獲得選民通過， 它對政府支出將具有些微影響。
樓宇檢查委員會目前由七名成員組成，其中四名由市長任命，三名由市議會主席任命。目前，委員會的每個席位都有特定的專業資格要求。修正案將規定，委員會的四名成員由市長提名，三名由市議會主席提名，所有成員都要經過聽證程序並由市議會批准。每個席位的特定專業資格要求將被取消。
目前，樓宇檢查局的局長是由委員會直接任命。修正案將規定，委員會向市長提供三名合資格的候選人， 由市長任命局長人選。
修正案對樓宇檢查局人員的任命和某些程序進行了其他調整和更新。這些行動不會產生重大的成本影響， 樓宇檢查局將繼續受市憲章現有預算和財政條款的約束。
提案「B」如何被列入選票
2022年2月15日，市議會以11票對0票通過將提案B列入選票。市議員的投票情況如下：
贊成：Chan、Haney、Mandelman、Mar、Melgar、 Peskin、Preston、Ronen、Safai、Stefani、Walton。
反對：無。
本提案需要有50%+1的贊成票才能獲得通過。
贊成提案 B 的論據三藩市樓宇檢查局和樓宇檢查委員會都需要改革。今天，如果您需要任何形式的建築或裝修許可證，將要面對一個昂貴而困難的過程，因為樓宇檢查局是一個過時、低效和官僚主義的機構。目前的系統任由腐敗猖獗，導致聯邦調查局的廣泛調查並且多次逮捕。
提案B將改革樓宇檢查局和樓宇檢查委員會，以確保提高問責和透明度，讓建築和改建住房更容易。
提案B將改變樓宇檢查委員會的結構，取消指定的行業席位，允許合資格的公眾成員擔任這些職務。委員會中的三個席位需要具備相關專業資格。提案也要求這些委員會的任命必須經過公開聽證和確認程序，並賦予市長僱用和解僱局長的權力，提供更大的問責制。
投票贊成提案B：
• 簡化審批程序，使民眾更快獲得裝修和建築許可證；
• 改革檢查局和委員會的管理，以減少官僚主義， 與其他市府委員會保持一致；
• 消除該部門的腐敗；以及
• 使到在三藩市建造可負擔房屋更容易
詳情請瀏覽ReformSFGov.com
市議員Myrna Melgar
市議員Rafael Mandelman
市議員Aaron Peskin
市議員Catherine Stefani
市議員Ahsha Safai
市議員Shamann Walton
市議員Hillary Ronen
市議員Gordon Mar
市議員Matt Haney
反駁贊成提案 B 的論據沒有人提交反駁或反對提案B的論據
贊成提案 B 的付費論據贊成提案B的付費論據
三藩市勞工理事會支持提案B
三藩市勞工委員會代表150個工會和10多萬名工會會員及他們的家庭。我們的使命是改善勞工、其家庭和我們社區的生活。
我們敦促您投票贊成提案B。這項提案將會改革樓宇檢查局。這對創造更多的住房機會和建築工作崗位至關重要。它將減少腐敗，提高透明度。它將使三藩市市民在樓宇檢查委員會中擁有發言權。請投票贊成。
三藩市勞工理事會
這項論據的刊登費用的資金真正來源是：廉潔政府委員會。
委員會真實受款來源的唯一貢獻者是：Seven Hills Properties。
贊成提案B的付費論據
小業主贊同改革樓宇檢查局：投票贊成提案B
在三藩市開一家小企業充滿了挑戰。獲得樓宇許可證的過程既漫長又昂貴，更加劇了這些挑戰。
樓宇檢查局的官僚主義盛行，效率低下。在樓宇檢查委員會任職的人是申請許可證的同一批人。目前的系統任由腐敗猖獗，導致聯邦調查局的廣泛調查並且多次逮捕。
提案B將改革樓宇檢查局和樓宇檢查委員會。它將變更樓宇檢查委員會的結構，取消指定的行業席位，允許合資格的公眾成員擔任這些職務。
這是一個改革樓宇檢查局和幫助小企業的關鍵步驟。我們敦促您投票贊成。
Bernadette Melvin，Bernie’s Coffee業主*
Manny Yekutiel，Manny’s Café業主*
*僅供識別身份；作者以個人名義簽名，並非代表某一組織。
這項論據的刊登費用的資金真正來源是：廉潔政府委員會。
委員會真實受款來源的唯一貢獻者是：Seven Hills Properties。
贊成提案B的付費論據
前樓宇檢查委員會委員支持提案B
作為前樓宇檢查委員會委員，我親身知道委員會需要改革。
提案B是解決樓宇檢查局腐敗和官僚主義問題的關鍵步驟。它將使樓宇檢查委員會和樓宇檢查局在委員和局長的選拔、任命和確認方式上與其他市府部門保持一致。這將減少腐敗，並使過程增加透明度和問責制。
請和我一起投票贊成提案B，改革樓宇檢查局。
前樓宇檢查委員會委員Debra Walker
這項論據的刊登費用的資金真正來源是：廉潔政府委員會。
委員會真實受款來源的唯一貢獻者是：Seven Hills Properties。
贊成提案B的付費論據
亞裔領袖支持提案B
目前在三藩市獲得建築許可證的過程既緩慢又昂貴。它扼殺了住房的開發和翻新，並傷害了每個鄰里社區的亞裔房主。
現在是時候改革樓宇檢查局，以減少腐敗，增加透明度和問責制。這是一個解決拖累三藩市住房發展的官僚制度的關鍵步驟。投票贊成提案B。
前市議會主席Norman Yee*
市議員Gordon Mar*
前市議員Sandra Lee Fewer*
前民主黨縣中央委員會主席Mary Jung*
前民主黨縣中央委員會成員Jen Low*
三藩市DCCC成員Queena Chen*
*僅供識別身份；作者以個人名義簽名，並非代表某一組織。
這項論據的刊登費用的資金真正來源是：廉潔政府委員會。
委員會真實受款來源的唯一貢獻者是：Seven Hills Properties。
贊成提案B的付費論據
民主黨領袖敦促贊成提案B
現在是時候改革三藩市樓宇檢查局和樓宇檢查委員會。
提案B將減少腐敗，對該部門設立更多的問責制和增加透明度。它將改變樓宇檢查委員會委員的任命方式，要求對所有被提名人進行提名和確認，作為任命過程的一部分。提案B將確保我們的建築許可和檢驗過程增加問責制和透明度。我們敦促您投票贊成。
Alice B. Toklas民主黨俱樂部
三藩市民主黨縣中央委員會副主席Leah LaCroix*
三藩市民主黨縣中央委員會副主席Peter Gallotta*
三藩市民主黨縣中央委員會成員Keith Baraka*
三藩市民主黨縣中央委員會成員Rafael Mandelman*
三藩市民主黨縣中央委員會成員Hillary Ronen*
前三藩市民主黨縣中央委員會成員Jen Low*
Anabell Ibanez
Queena Chen
*僅供識別身份；作者以個人名義簽名，並非代表某一組織。
這項論據的刊登費用的資金真正來源是：廉潔政府委員會。
委員會真實受款來源的唯一貢獻者是：Seven Hills Properties。
贊成提案B的付費論據
改革樓宇檢查局，幫助我們的鄰里社區
如果您曾經試圖從樓宇檢查局獲得許可證，就會知道它的官僚主義盛行、效率低下。即使對已得到鄰居的支持的輕微房屋改動，要獲得所需的許可證仍然可能昂貴又困難。提案B將使樓宇檢查局與其他部門的運作方式保持一致，以增加問責制並減少腐敗。我們支持提案B。
Jerry Dratler
Ozzie Rohm，三藩市土地使用聯盟*
*僅供識別身份；作者以個人名義簽名，並非代表某一組織。
這項論據的刊登費用的資金真正來源是：廉潔政府委員會。
委員會真實受款來源的唯一貢獻者是：Seven Hills Properties。
贊成提案B的付費論據結束
反對提案 B 的付費論據無人提交反對提案B的付費論據
法律文本Describing and setting forth a proposal to the voters at an election to be held on June 7, 2022, to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to revise the duties, composition, and method of appointment for members of the Building Inspection Commission; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Section 1. The Planning Department has determined that the actions contemplated in this proposed Charter Amendment comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.). Said determination is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 211286 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board affirms this determination.
Section 2. The Board of Supervisors hereby submits to the qualified voters of the City and County, at an election to be held on June 7, 2022, a proposal to amend the Charter of the City and County by revising Section 4.121 and Appendix D, to read as follows:
NOTE: Unchanged Charter text and uncodified text are in plain font.
Additions are single-underline italics Times New Roman font.
Deletions are strike-through italics Times New Roman font.
Asterisks (* * * *) indicate the omission of unchanged Charter subsections.
SEC. 4.121. BUILDING INSPECTION COMMISSION.
The Building Inspection Commission shall consist of seven members nominated and appointed pursuant to this Section 4.121 and with an emphasis on seeking to include members concerned with tenant safety and habitability issues. Four members shall be nominatedappointed by the Mayor for a term of two years. Three members shall be nominatedappointed by the President of the Board of Supervisors for a term of two years. Two of the four Mayoral appointments shall each have one or more of the following qualifications: be an active, formerly active, or retired structural engineer, architect, or residential builder. One of the three Board President appointments shall have one or more of the following qualifications: be a residential tenant or work or have worked for a non-profit housing organization.
Each nomination of the Mayor and the President of the Board of Supervisors is subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors, and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60 days. If the Board fails to act on the nomination within 60 days of the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, the nominee shall be deemed approved. The appointment shall become effective on the date the Board adopts a motion approving the nomination or after 60 days of the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. Members may be removed by the appointing officer only pursuant to Section 15.105. Vacancies occurring in the offices of appointive members, either during or at the expiration of a term, shall be nominated and appointed in accordance with the appointment process specified in this paragraphfilled by the appointing officer.
The Building Inspection Commission shall have responsibility for oversight of the Department of Building Inspection, which shall have responsibility for the enforcement, administration, and interpretation of the San Francisco Housing, Building, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Codes, except where this Charter specifically grants that power to another department.
The Commission shall oversee the inspection and regulation of additions, alterations, and repairs in all buildings and structures covered by the San Francisco Housing, Building, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Codes. However, nothing in this Section 4.121 shall diminish or alter the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission or Department over changes of use or occupancy under the Planning Code. The Commission shall ensure the provision of minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property, and the public welfare by regulating and controlling the safe use of such buildings and structures. The Commission shall ensure the vigorous enforcement of City laws mandating the provision of heat and hot water to residential tenants. The Commission shall also ensure the enforcement of local, state, and federal disability access laws. The Commission shall exercise all the powers and duties of boards and commissions set forth in Sections 4.102, 4.103, and 4.104, and may take other actions as prescribed by ordinance. The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation.
The Commission shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with fulfilling its responsibilities under this Charter. The Commission shall also adopt rules and regulations governing Commission meetings and also adopt requirements for notification and mailing for Commission business. The Commission shall hold public hearings on all proposed amendments to the San Francisco Building Code, Electrical Code, Housing Code, Plumbing Code, and Mechanical Code.
The Commission shall constitute the Abatement Appeals Board, and shall assume all powers granted to this entity under this Charter and the San Francisco Building Code. The Commission shall appoint and may remove at its pleasure members of the Board of Examiners, Access Appeals Commission, and Code Advisory Committee, all of which shall have the powers and duties to the extent set forth in the San Francisco Building Code.
The Commission may reverse, affirm, or modify determinations made by the Department of Building Inspection on all permits required for a final certificate of completion. The Commission’s jurisdiction under this paragraph, however, shall not extend to permits appealable to the Planning Commission or Board of Appeals. Appeals of decisions within the Commission’s jurisdiction must be filed with the Commission within fifteen days of the challenged determination. The Commission’s action shall be final.
The four Mayoral appointments shall consist of a structural engineer, a licensed architect, a residential builder, and a representative of a community-based non-profit housing development corporation. The three Supervisorial appointments shall consist of a residential tenant, a residential landlord, and a member of the general public.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Charter, the Commission shall have the power to appoint and remove a department head.
APPENDIX D:
BUILDING INSPECTION PROVISIONS
D3.750 ESTABLISHMENT
Recognizing that the provision of safe and sanitary buildings is essential to the welfare of the inhabitants of the City and County of San Francisco, there is hereby established a Department of Building Inspection which shall consist of a Building Inspection Commission, a Director of Building Inspection, and such employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions and duties of said department. The commission shall organize, reorganize, and manage the department. When the commission assumes management of the department, the Bureau of Building Inspection shall cease to exist. Unless modified or repealed by the commission, all orders, regulations, rules, and policies of the Bureau of Building Inspection will remain in effect. Except as limited below, positions in the Bureau of Building Inspection of the Department of Public Works legally authorized on the date the commission assumes management of the department shall be continued, and incumbents therein legally appointed thereto shall be continued as officers and employees of the department under the conditions governing their respective appointments.
D3.750-1. COMMISSION; COMPOSITION.
The Department of Building Inspection shall be under the management of a Building Inspection Commission consisting of seven members. Four members shall be appointed by the mayor for a term of two years; provided that the respective terms of office of those first appointed shall be as follows: two for one year, and two for two years from the effective date of this section. Three members shall be appointed by the President of the Board of Supervisors for a term of two years; provided that the respective terms of office of those first appointed shall be as follows: three for one year from the effective date of this section. The initial appointments shall be made no later than fifteen days after the effective date of this section, and the commission’s management shall begin no later than forty-five days after the effective date of this section. Vacancies occurring in the offices of appointive members, either during or at expiration of term, shall be filled by the electoral office that made the appointment. The four mayoral appointments shall be comprised of a structural engineer, a licensed architect, a residential builder, and a representative of a community- based non-profit housing development corporation. The three Supervisorial appointments shall be comprised of a residential tenant, a residential landlord, and a member of the general public. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 87103, individuals appointed to the commission under this section are intended to represent and further the interest of the particular industries, trades, or professions specified herein. Accordingly, it is found that for purposes of persons who hold such office, the specified industries, trades, or professions are tantamount to and constitute the public generally within the meaning of Government Code Section 87103.
D3.750 AMENDMENT OF CHARTER PROVISIONS; TRANSITION
The amendments of Section 4.121 and of provisions of this Appendix D, adopted at the June 7, 2022 election, shall become operative on July 1, 2023; provided, however, that the new process for nominating and confirming members to the Building Inspection Commission, along with the change in qualifications for members accompanying that new process, as specified in Section 4.121 as amended, shall commence sufficiently in advance of July 1, 2023 such that members may be appointed under the new process and be prepared to assume office on that date.
D3.750-1 TERMS OF OFFICE OF BUILDING INSPECTION COMMISSION
The terms of office of all members of the Commission who hold office as of July 1, 2023 shall expire at noon on that date, at which time the terms of office for members of the Commission appointed pursuant to the new process for nominating and confirming members as referenced in Section D3.750 shall commence. In order to stagger the terms, three members (appointees to Seats 3 and 4, as designated by the Mayor when nominated; and the appointee to Seat 7, as designated by the President of the Board of Supervisors when nominated) shall initially serve one-year terms, and four members (appointees to Seats 1 and 2, as designated by the Mayor when nominated; and appointees to Seats 5 and 6, as designated by the President of the Board of Supervisors when nominated) shall initially serve two-year terms. All subsequent terms of office for all members of the Commission shall be two years.
D3.750-2 DIRECTOR OF BUILDING INSPECTION; OTHER EXECUTIVES
The Director of Building Inspection shall be the department head and appointing officer of the Department of Building Inspection and shall be qualified by either technical training or administrative experience in the enforcement of building and other construction codes. The Director shall serve as the building official of the City and County and, upon his or her appointment, shall assume all of the powers and duties of the Director of Public Works with respect to the administration and enforcement of the building code and other construction codes. The Director shall have all the powers provided for department heads as set forth in Section 3.501 of this Charter. The Director shall be appointed by the commission and hold office at its pleasure; the person who has civil service status in the position of Superintendent of the Bureau of Building Inspection on the date the commission assumes management of the department shall serve as interim Director pending the appointment of a Director by the commission. Subject to the approval of the commission, and the budgetary and fiscal provisions of this Charter, the Director shall have the power to appoint and remove, at his or her pleasure, up to one deputy superintendent and no more than two assistant superintendents, all of whom shall be exempt from the civil service provisions of this Charter.
The Director shall not serve as an officer or member of any standing or ad hoc committee of any building industry or code development or enforcement organization or public agency other than the City and County of San Francisco without the prior approval of the Ccommission.
D3.750-3 SECRETARY OF COMMISSION; CONSULTANTS
The Building Inspection Commission may appoint a secretary, which appointment shall not be subject to the civil service provisions of this Charter. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.302, 6.312 and 6.313 of this Charter, the commission may also contract with engineers or other consultants for such services as it may require.
D3.750-4 POWERS AND DUTIES
The Building Inspection Commission shall organize, reorganize, and manage the Department of Building Inspection which shall have responsibility for the enforcement, administration, and interpretation of the City’s Housing, Building, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Codes, except where this Charter specifically grants that power to another department. The Central Permit Bureau, formerly within the Bureau of Building Inspection, shall also be managed by the commission.
The commission shall inspect and regulate additions, alterations, and repairs in all buildings and structures covered by the San Francisco Housing, Building, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Codes. Nothing in this chapter shall diminish or alter the jurisdiction of the Planning Department over changes of use or occupancy under the Planning Code. The commission shall ensure the provision of minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property, and the public welfare by regulating and controlling the safe use of such buildings and structures. The commission shall ensure the vigorous enforcement of City laws mandating the provision of heat and hot water to residential tenants. The commission shall also ensure the enforcement of local, state, and federal disability access laws. The commission shall be a policy-making and supervisory body with all the powers provided for in Section 3.500 of this Charter.
The commission shall constitute the Abatement Appeals Board, and shall assume all powers granted to this entity under this Charter and the San Francisco Building Code. The commission shall appoint and may remove at its pleasure members of the Board of Examiners, Access Appeals Board, and Code Advisory Committee, all of which shall have the powers and duties to the extent set forth in the San Francisco Building Code.
The commission shall have the power to hold hearings and hear appeals on all decisions made by the Department of Public Works regarding permits under one or more of the codes enumerated in this section and on sidewalk or encroachment permits. The commission may reverse, affirm or modify determinations made by the Department of Public Works, Water Department, or Department of Building Inspection on all permits required for a final certificate of completion. The commission’s jurisdiction under this section, however, shall not extend to permits appealable to the Planning Commission or Board of Permit Appeals. Departmental decisions on permits subject to commission review shall be made within the time mandates of the state Permit Streamlining Act. Appeals of decisions must be filed with the commission within fifteen days of the challenged determination. The commission shall act on the appeal within a reasonable time. The commission’s action shall be final.
D3.750-35 CODE PUBLICATIONACTIONS OF COMMISSION
The commission shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with fulfilling its responsibilities under this Charter. The commission shall also adopt rules and regulations governing commission meetings and also adopt requirements for notification and mailing for commission business. The commission shall hold public hearings on all proposed amendments to the San Francisco Building Code, Electrical Code, Housing Code, Plumbing Code, and Mechanical Code.
The Building Inspection Commission shall have the sole authority to contract for the publication of the San Francisco Housing, Building, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Codes, and any amendments thereto. Other provisions of this Charter and the Administrative Code notwithstanding, the selection of a publisher shall be based on the lowest retail cost to the public of a complete set of these codes.
D3.750-46 APPROVAL OF BUDGETS
The commission shall initially be funded out of the 1994-95 budget approved for the Bureau of Building Inspection, and subsequent funding shall come from the budget of the Department of Building Inspection.
The Director of Building Inspection shall submit a proposed department budget for each upcoming fiscal year for approval by the Ccommission. The proposed budget shall be compiled in such detail as shall be required on uniform blanks furnished by the controller. The Building Inspection Commission must hold at least two public hearings on the respective budget proposal.
The final budget for the Department of Building Inspection must be approved by a favorable vote of at least five commissioners.
D3.750-57 TECHNICAL BOARDS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES
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D3.750-68 SEVERABILITY
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Section 3. Conflicting Ballot Measures. In the event that this measure and another measure relating to the duties, composition, qualifications, and methods of appointment of members of the Building Inspection Commission appear on the same municipal election ballot, the provisions of such other measure shall be deemed in conflict with this measure. In the event that this measure shall receive a greater number of affirmative votes than the other measure, the provisions of this measure shall prevail in their entirety and each and every provision of the other measure that pertains to the Building Inspection Commission shall be null and void, to the extent it pertains to the Building Inspection Commission.