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Government Audit and Oversight Committee Regular Meeting - October 15, 2026

Government Audit and Oversight Committee — Thursday, October 15, 2026
BodySan Francisco, California
SessionGovernment Audit and Oversight Committee
DateThursday, October 15, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording. Names come from transcript evidence. “Possibly” marks uncertain attribution.

Stephen Sherrill · Speaker 1Inferred

0:07

Good morning.

0:08

This meeting will come to order.

0:10

Welcome to the October 15th, 2026 regular regular meeting of the government audit and oversight committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

0:19

I'm Supervisor Stephen Sherrill, Chair of the Committee.

0:22

We will shortly be joined by Vice Chair Supervisor Jackie Fielder and we have uh Supervisor Alan Wong.

0:28

Our committee clerk today is Monique Creighton, and thanks to James Kwana of SFGov TV as well.

0:36

Madam Clerk, do you have any announcements?

Speaker 2

0:38

Yes.

0:38

Public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda.

0:42

When your item of interest comes up in public comment is called, please line up to speak on your right.

0:46

Alternatively, you may submit public comment in writing either of the following ways.

0:50

Email them to the government audit and oversight committee clerk at M-O-N-I-Q-U-E.C-R-A-Y-T-O-N at SFGOV.org.

1:01

If you can submit public comment via email will be forwarded to the supervisors and also included as part of the official file.

1:07

You may also send your written comments to via U.S.

1:09

Postal Service to all to our office in City Hall.

1:12

Number one, Dr.

1:12

Carlton B.

1:13

Goodlit Place, Room 244, San Francisco, California 94102.

1:18

If you have documents you would like to be included as part of the file, please submit them to me before the end of the meeting.

1:23

Please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices to prevent any interruptions to today's proceedings.

1:30

Finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors Agenda of October 27th, 2026, unless otherwise stated.

Stephen Sherrill · Speaker 1Inferred

1:38

Great.

1:39

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

1:41

Today we're going to go slightly in order, never mind.

1:45

Madam Clerk, can you please call items number one through six?

1:49

Vice Chair Fielder, welcome.

1:52

Can

Unassigned speaker

1:52

you

Stephen Sherrill · Speaker 1Inferred

1:52

please call items number one through six?

Speaker 2

1:54

Yes.

1:54

Items one through six are six ordinances adopting and implementing the first amendment to the 2020 2024-2027.

2:01

Memorandum of understanding between the city and county of San Francisco.

2:05

And number one, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21.

2:10

Number two, Municipal Executives Association.

2:13

Number three, Service Employees International Union, Local 1021.

2:17

Number four, San Francisco District Attorneys Investigators Association.

2:22

Number five, Labor's International Union, Local 261.

2:26

And number six, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry Local 38.

2:33

Please note these six items will be forwarded as committee reports to the Board of Supervisors at their October 20th meeting.

Stephen Sherrill · Speaker 1Inferred

2:39

Great, thank you.

2:41

These six items are obviously incredibly important.

2:46

And thank you to DHR Director Carol Ison, Employee Relations Director Artist Graham for being here.

2:53

And it sounds like one or both of you are going to present on behalf of our Department of Human Resources.

3:00

So with that, I'd like to turn it over to

Unassigned speaker

3:02

you.

Speaker 3

3:43

And the unions themselves are listed there.

3:45

An additional eight labor organizations that employee relations director Graham will cover in his presentation.

3:54

Have also ratified their MOU extensions.

3:57

And that will come back to the committee at a later date when those documents have been prepared for your consideration.

4:04

Earlier this fall, by way of background, the mayor asked the city's labor leaders representing the city employee unions that had contracts expiring at the end of June of 2027 to consider an offer to extend the contracts by four years with guaranteed annual wage increases and a commitment of no layoffs through June of 2029, as well as uh the expansion of existing or creation of new labor management committees to discuss important issues affecting both the unions uh and the city.

4:44

The goal was to provide certainty for the city's budget planning cycle and stability for its employees amid rising costs and nationwide economic uncertainty on a whole.

5:13

Um I'd like to thank Mayor Laurie for his leadership uh for his team in their advice and counsel, and most importantly, to the leaders of our public employees committee uh for their leadership in moving the city um and these agreements forward.

5:32

I'm gonna ask our employee relations director, Artist Graham, to give you a more detailed presentation.

5:38

Thank

Unassigned speaker

5:38

you.

Unassigned speaker

5:42

Thank

Artis Graham · Speaker 4Inferred

5:42

you, Director Eisen.

5:43

Good morning, Chair Sherrill and Committee members.

Unassigned speaker

5:47

Uh

Artis Graham · Speaker 4Inferred

5:47

my name is Artis Graham.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Labor Relations█████████████████████████████████████████████68%
Procedural█████████████████████32%
Summary of Proceedings

Government Audit and Oversight Committee Regular Meeting - October 15, 2026

The Government Audit and Oversight Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors met on October 15, 2026, at 6:30 PM under Chair Supervisor Stephen Sherrill. The committee considered six Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) amendments with city employee unions and 14 settlement agreements. Vice Chair Jackie Fielder and Supervisor Alan Wong were also present.

Consent Calendar

  • Items 7 through 20 (14 settlement agreements) were approved unanimously without discussion or public comment. The settlements include:
    • Genasci Dairy, Inc. et al. – City to receive $400,000
    • Primitivo Ramirez – $100,000
    • N.T. – $1,500,000
    • S.A. – $500,000
    • iHeartMedia Entertainment, Inc. (unlitigated) – $141,686
    • Owen Equipment Sales (unlitigated) – $121,257.81
    • Tammy Lynn Moore – $126,000
    • Barbara Kavanagh – $100,000
    • Tami Stewart – $50,000
    • George Murphy – $150,000
    • Henry Faust – $52,500
    • Kristina K. Hall – $50,000
    • Mark Caro (unlitigated) – $72,447
    • Joe Fong and Soon Kang – $350,000

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Mark Weyrick, regional director for IFPTE Local 21, requested edits to the Local 21 MOU amendment: updating calendar dates in Appendix H, removing Appendix J (citywide labor management committee) as an opt-in, adding a PSC pilot procedure agreement, and correcting signature page errors. He stated the changes were agreed with DHR and did not alter the tentative agreement.

Discussion Items

  • MOU Amendments (Items 1–6): DHR Director Carol Ison and Employee Relations Director Artis Graham presented six four-year MOU extensions covering approximately 22,000 city employees (67% of the workforce, excluding SFMTA service-critical units). The extensions include:
    • 12% total wage increases over four years: 1% on January 1 and 2% on July 1 each year, except the final 2% on April 5, 2031 (moved earlier at union request).
    • A no-layoff guarantee through June 30, 2029.
    • A new labor-management committee structure with mediation and expedited arbitration; most unions can bring three issues per year to the mayor or HR director, SEIU can bring six (twice per year).
    • Contracts expire June 30, 2031.
    • Eight additional unions have ratified similar extensions to be brought later.
  • Questions: Vice Chair Fielder inquired about the unresolved issues process and whether the mayor would personally attend biannual meetings (language allows delegation in some cases). Chair Sherrill asked about budget impact; DHR deferred to the mayor’s budget office but noted year-one raises are less than anticipated in the financial plan. Supervisor Wong thanked staff and labor partners.
  • Amendment: Chair Sherrill moved to amend File No. 261080 (IFPTE Local 21) by deleting references to a citywide labor management committee, consistent with the union’s request. The amendment passed unanimously (3-0).

Key Outcomes

  • Amendment approved: Motion to amend File 261080 (IFPTE Local 21) to remove citywide labor management committee language passed 3-0.
  • Items 1–6 forwarded: Motion to send the six MOU amendments to the full Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation passed 3-0.
  • Items 7–20 forwarded: Motion to send the 14 settlement agreements to the full board with a positive recommendation passed 3-0.
  • All forwarded items are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda on October 27, 2026.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning. This meeting will come to order. Welcome to the October 15th, 2026 regular regular meeting of the government audit and oversight committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. I'm Supervisor Stephen Sherrill, Chair of the Committee. We will shortly be joined by Vice Chair Supervisor Jackie Fielder and we have uh Supervisor Alan Wong. Our committee clerk today is Monique Creighton, and thanks to James Kwana of SFGov TV as well. Madam Clerk, do you have any announcements? Yes. Public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda. When your item of interest comes up in public comment is called, please line up to speak on your right. Alternatively, you may submit public comment in writing either of the following ways. Email them to the government audit and oversight committee clerk at M-O-N-I-Q-U-E.C-R-A-Y-T-O-N at SFGOV.org. If you can submit public comment via email will be forwarded to the supervisors and also included as part of the official file. You may also send your written comments to via U.S. Postal Service to all to our office in City Hall. Number one, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlit Place, Room 244, San Francisco, California 94102. If you have documents you would like to be included as part of the file, please submit them to me before the end of the meeting. Please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices to prevent any interruptions to today's proceedings. Finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors Agenda of October 27th, 2026, unless otherwise stated. Great. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Today we're going to go slightly in order, never mind. Madam Clerk, can you please call items number one through six? Vice Chair Fielder, welcome. Can you please call items number one through six? Yes. Items one through six are six ordinances adopting and implementing the first amendment to the 2020 2024-2027. Memorandum of understanding between the city and county of San Francisco. And number one, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21. Number two, Municipal Executives Association. Number three, Service Employees International Union, Local 1021. Number four, San Francisco District Attorneys Investigators Association. Number five, Labor's International Union, Local 261. And number six, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry Local 38. Please note these six items will be forwarded as committee reports to the Board of Supervisors at their October 20th meeting. Great, thank you. These six items are obviously incredibly important. And thank you to DHR Director Carol Ison, Employee Relations Director Artist Graham for being here. And it sounds like one or both of you are going to present on behalf of our Department of Human Resources. So with that, I'd like to turn it over to you. And the unions themselves are listed there. An additional eight labor organizations that employee relations director Graham will cover in his presentation. Have also ratified their MOU extensions. And that will come back to the committee at a later date when those documents have been prepared for your consideration. Earlier this fall, by way of background, the mayor asked the city's labor leaders representing the city employee unions that had contracts expiring at the end of June of 2027 to consider an offer to extend the contracts by four years with guaranteed annual wage increases and a commitment of no layoffs through June of 2029, as well as uh the expansion of existing or creation of new labor management committees to discuss important issues affecting both the unions uh and the city.

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