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was taken. that other person might be incredibly qualified and could not run. i just think that is a bad reason to disqualify someone. >> i think if were going to look that, i think there needs to be something -- because it is 50 plus one. >> four votes out of seven. >> i think we would have to increase it and make it harder. if that person truly is qualified, they should get five votes. if it is a person falling. if it is an entertainment representative following another entertainment...

automatically get three years. a term as one year. >> this allows you to renew to vote for that same person for three years consecutively, where that was not the case. as it stands, you cannot do that. >> right. if it is a bad share, we vote them out. somebody else takes it. that is the power of the vote in democracy, right? >> i have a motion and a second. further discussion? commissioner tan? commissioner tan: i dont know. >> i dont think that is an option. commissioner tan: no. comm...

that is my motion. >> i second that. >> calderon. >> can i ask a clarifying question? the term limit is three years. you basically renew every year? >> the most you can do is three years, but you have to be elected every year. >> there is a chance that we could -- >> if we have a really bad president, and he does not automatically get three years. a term as one year. >> this allows you to renew to vote for that same person for three years consecutively, where that was not the case. as ...

brand new and dont have the experience that is important to have someone sitting in the chair to set the agenda and runs the meeting that is somewhat experienced. so, i think three years is a good amount of time to do it. should it still matter what sector it is? that is the other thing i wanted to think about. there are two commissioners that represent entertainment. two represent the neighborhoods. one law enforcement. one urban planning. one public health. i am not so sure that we s...

>> the most you can do is three years, but you have to be elected every year. >> there is a chance that we could -- >> if we have a really bad president, and he does not automatically get three years. a term as one year. >> this allows you to renew to vote for that same person for three years consecutively, where that was not the case. as it stands, you cannot do that. >> right. if it is a bad share, we vote them out. somebody else takes it. that is the power of the vote in democracy, ...

either. >> we should think of ourselves as one unit and not sectors. i think that is divisive. >> i agree. it is divisive for sure. >> to that, i would like to make a motion that we amend the bylaws with a presidency election every year in july, and that the presidency is move from two years to three years, and that the sectors are dropped. that is my motion. >> i second that. >> calderon. >> can i ask a clarifying question? the term limit is three years. you basically renew every year...

that the sectors are dropped. that is my motion. >> i second that. >> calderon. >> can i ask a clarifying question? the term limit is three years. you basically renew every year? >> the most you can do is three years, but you have to be elected every year. >> there is a chance that we could -- >> if we have a really bad president, and he does not automatically get three years. a term as one year. >> this allows you to renew to vote for that same person for three years consecutively, wh...

commissioner lee: aye. president newlin: aye. commissioner hyde: no. >> that does not pass. >> i would like to move to extend the term limit to three years, but i am happy to revisit this notion of what should we have it be, kind of not from the same industry, i just need more time to think about it. im happy to move that forward. with the idea that we can hopefully revisited. >> when? when revisit it? >> next meeting? >> you want oa -- a bylaws chane has to be posted for how long? >> ...

and has been law-enforcement. i think we have good commissioners no matter what their constituencies are. we shouldnt just say, every sector has to have a chance. i think a commissioner that is good at running a meeting in setting the agenda, no matter what his constituency is, should have a chance. if i were to move to change this, that could be might change. >> ok. the only other contextual comment is that i believe that this point, every commissioner has a four-year term. >> correct...

is, working together, but we we would do extended hours dont pick the commissioners. thursday, friday, saturday, and there could definitely be a sunday, which is fine for us. position where, you know come in after nine months, the zoning administrator can decide if we wish to extend that or reduce the future, then maybe is not -- it. that is where we are at today. >> regardless of sectors, if theres somebody you dont want we had a conversation with sfpd to see in a position, you dont v...