Index to Votes Required on Various Matters

SF Board of Supervisors Rules of Order (4/2/2019)

Amendments to the Rules of Order – 8 votes. (Rule 3.26.1)

Appeal from decision of the President – vote is on “shall the decision of the President stand as the decision of the Board.” Majority required, but in tie vote the decision of the President shall prevail. (Rule 5.19)

Appropriation Ordinance, Supplemental, containing items previously rejected by Mayor or Board of Supervisors for current year’s budget – 8 votes. (Charter Section. 9.113(c))

Bond Issue, General Obligation resolution or ordinance, including declaration of public interest and necessity, and calling election thereof – 8 votes. (California Government Code Sections 43607 and 43608)

Budget, annual, to adopt – 6 votes. (Charter Section 9.100)

Budget, Municipal Transportation Authority – Reject (but not modify) – 7 votes; Reject fare change, route abandonment, or revenue measure proposed in the budget on the entire budget – 7 votes (Charter Section 8A.106(c))

Call a matter from committee which has not been heard in committee after 30 days by one member (Rules 3.35)

Call a matter from committee which has not been reported to the Board from committee after 30 days by four members (Rule 3.36)

Call a matter from committee by the Board before 30 days – Majority (Rule 3.37)

Call of the Board – Majority of members present. (Rule 5.6)

Call of the Board, to dispense with – Majority of members present. (Rule 5.6)

Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code, Article I, Amendment or Repeal (8 votes) – CGCC 1.103

Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code, Article III, Chapter 3, Amendment or Repeal (8 votes) – CGCC 3.204

Charter Amendment, to order submitted – 6 votes. (California Government Code Section 34458)

City Administrator, approve appointment or removal by Mayor – 6 votes. (Charter Section 3.104)

Claims, Assignment of for purposes of collection – 9 votes (California Government Code 26220, San Francisco Administrative Code Sec. 10.39 -1)

Commission appointments by Mayor (to certain Commissions, see Appendixes) – 8 votes to reject (Charter Section 3.100(18)

Commissioners listed in Charter Section 15.105 – to remove for official misconduct – 9 votes (Charter Section 15.105)

Consider an Item not on the Agenda – Findings and 8 votes or a lesser unanimous vote. (California Government Code Sections 54954.2(b)(1)(2))

Controller, to confirm appointment of – 6 votes. (Charter Section. 3.105)

Controller, to concur with Mayor’s decision to remove from office for cause – 8 votes. (Charter Section. 3.105)

Declaration of Policy, to submit to voters – 6 votes or 4 members may submit to Director of Elections. (Charter Section. 2.113)

Declaring emergency and authorizing submission of general tax to voters, other than in an even-year November election – Unanimous vote. (California Constitution, Article 13C, Section. 2b)

Elective Municipal Officers, to remove for official misconduct after suspension by the Mayor – 9 votes. (Charter Section 15.105)

Eminent Domain, measures to acquire property – 8 votes. (California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1245.240

Emergency Ordinance – 8 votes. (Charter Sec. 2.107; and Rule 2.4)

Emergency Reserve Fund, ordinance appropriating from – 9 votes. (Administrative Code Section 10.03)

Employee Claim re Personal Property, resolution to order payment – 6 votes (San Francisco Administrative Code Section 10.25-8)

Ethics Commission regulations, to veto – 8 votes within 60 days (Charter Section 15.102)

Financial policies, to adopt – 8 votes (Charter Section 9.120)

Golden Gate Park construction – 8 votes. (Charter Section 4.113(1))

Health Service System; ordinance re employee medical care, fee schedules and compensation for services – 9 votes. (Charter Section A8.423)

Imperative Agenda, to adopt without being on agenda – findings required by Brown Act and Sunshine Ordinance adopted by 8 votes, and unanimous vote on the resolution. (Rules 4.26.1 and 4.26.2, Charter Section. 2.105 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.7 (e))

Meetings, Special, to call – order of President or majority of Board (Rule 4.3 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 2.8)

Motion, to withdraw – majority of members present. (Rule 5.16)

Municipal Transportation Authority Change in Fares – Submit with budget, to reject –7 votes (Charter Section 8A.108(a))

Municipal Transportation Authority Route Abandonment – Submit during budget. If not submitted during budget, to reject after a notice of public hearing – 7 votes (Charter Section 8A.108(c))

Office of Economic Analysis Report Deadline – 6 votes if the President refuses to issue the required waiver. (Rule 6.10)

Ordinance, to pass – 6 votes at each of two readings. (Charter Section. 2.105)

Ordinance, to submit at the next succeeding general election – 6 votes, OR 4 members may submit to Director of Elections. (Charter Section 2.113)

Planning Commission, Board of Supervisors to reverse finding of non-conformity with General Plan – 8 votes (Charter Section 4.105)

Planning Commission, to approve action initiated by, for the change of zoning classification, building location, use or related matters – 6 votes. (Charter Section 4.105)

Planning Commission, to overrule conditional use decision on appeal – 8 votes (Charter Section 4.105)

Planning Commission, to pass zoning amendments after disapproval of Planning Commission – 6 votes (if proposal was initiated by Board of Supervisors) OR 8 votes (if proposal was initiated by application of interested party. (Charter Section 4.105)

Planning Department, CEQA Appeals – 6 Votes, not majority of those present – (Administrative Code Section 31.16(d))

Privilege of the floor, to grant, by motion suspending Rules – Unanimous vote of members present, not less than 6 votes (Rule 5.36)

Public Utilities Bonds for water facilities or clean water facilities approved by Ordinance 8 votes (Charter 8B.124)

Recreation and Park structural changes to facilities in Golden Gate Park or Union Square Park, including erecting, enlarging or expanding – 8 votes (Charter Section 4.113)

Rescind – 6 votes or two thirds of members present. (Rule 5.24)

Resolution, declaring public interest and necessity for general obligation bond issue – 8 votes. (California Government Code Section 43607)

Resolution, to adopt – 6 votes. (Charter Section 2.105)

Retirement System, ordinances affecting – 9 votes. (Charter Section A8.500)

Salaries, to reduce in an emergency, with concurrence of the Mayor – 9 votes (Charter Section A.8.406)

Social Security coverage for employees, measure prescribing conditions – 9 votes. (Charter Section A8.514)

Speak more than twice on the same subject – Majority of members present. (Rule 5.11)

Speaker, to extend the time of – Majority of members present. (Rule 5.11)

Special Order, to place on agenda – at direction of President or 6 votes. (Rule 4.18)

Special Times of Business, to place on agenda – 6 votes. (Rule 4.18)

Surplus Utility Funds, concur in Public Utilities Commission decision to transfer to General Fund – 9 votes (Charter Section 16.103(d))

Suspension of Rules – 8 votes (6 or 7 if unanimous) (Rule 5.2), except 6 votes on Charter amendment timing or veto reconsideration timing (Rules 2.22.8 and 5.26), unanimous if privilege of floor (Rule 5.36)

Taxes, Sales, to submit to voters – 8 votes. (California Revenue & Taxation Code Section 7285 and 7285.9)

Termination of Debate/Call the Question – motion and two seconds and (two-thirds) – 8 votes. (Rule 5.33)

Union Square Park construction – 8 votes. (Charter Section 4.113(1)

Veto, other than Appropriation, to override – 8 votes within 30 days, unless a larger vote was required to pass or adopt the measure in the first instance, in which case such larger vote shall be required to override the veto. (Charter Section 2.106 and Rule 2.14.3)

Veto of Appropriation, to override within 10 days – 8 votes (Charter Section 9.104)

Without Reference to Committee, to adopt Resolution – Unanimous vote of members present. (Charter Section 2.105)

Without Reference, second appearance – 8 votes (Rule 4.23)