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Investigative file and the degree to which it could have well been made with good faith and that we have teased apart this particular category of communication within the ethics staff as being the one place where there might be documents that were appropriately disclosed suggests to me that was a reasonable basis. Would any of the commissioners like to hear from mr. St. Croix on this . Yes. I think that would be helpful. Mr. St. Croix, can you come to the podium, please . In terms of the three p...

Were back in open session. Is there a motion to keep the discussions and deliberations relating to the matter that was discussed in confidential session, keep that confidential . That is perhaps not the most el eloquent motion i have ever made. [ laughter ] so moved. Second. Public comment . Hearing none, all in favor . Aye. Opposed . There are none. Mr. St. Croix, can you make the announcements . Finding of probable cause for Ethics Commission complaint 13111013, at its regular meeting of janua...

Needs to be taken, is there . Normally you would have a vote. A vote. From the action that the commission is acting me to take. Is there a motion to affirm the executive director submiting a budget that does not include the requested 1. 5 cut in the departments funding . So moved. Second. All in favor . Aye. Opposed . Hearing none, the motion passes. The next item on the agenda is discussion and possible action regarding a complaint received or ebitiated by the Ethics Commission, possible closed...

Determine. I would do with give these estimates . Probably half an hour. Probably half an hour would be my guess, but its very difficult to determine in advance. Is there a motion to move into closed session under chapter section c3699. 13 . So moved. Second. All in favor . Aye. Opposed . Hearing none, we will move into closed session. With all due respect you didnt answer the other part of my question, are we going to leave and are you going to notify people in the hallway . Do we wait here and...

I think certainly the public relies on us to some extent for our investigatory work and we want to continue that and certainly not diminish that result of budget cuts, in my opinion. Any other comments . Is there Public Comment on this matter . David pilpel, a number of items starting with memo. I dont know why commissioner renne fell off the letterhead here. I apologize and i hope he is still with us and perhaps its just an oversight. Plus the date should be 2013. This is actually not a lot of ...

Able to see what we get to see, what the Controllers Office sees, and what the commissioner itself sees. These investigations are factintensive. The commissioner spends a lot of time on them, and i would really like for you to be able to know and to prove that to you. We are bound by rules of nondisclosure. We are bound by the charter and state law and there is good reason for confidentialitis, i think as i set at the last meeting. We need to protect whistleblowers and need to protect people who...

Mr. St. Croix, can you make the announcements . Finding of probable cause for Ethics Commission complaint 13111013, at its regular meeting of january 28th, 2013, in the matter of ethics complaint 131103,the Ethics Commission made a determination that there is probably cause to believe the following violations of the San Francisco campaign and governmental conduct code occurred and that the respondents committed them. One violation of San Francisco campaign and governmental conduct code section 1...