The Commission shall establish an Advisory Council (“Council”), not to exceed 22 members, 11 of whom shall be appointed by the Commission and 11 appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The Council shall be representative of the geographic and ethnic populations of the City and County of San Francisco by districts, which districts shall be determined by the Commission. More than 50 percent of the members of each such group of 11 members shall be persons who are 60 years of age or older. The Council shall include service providers, older persons with the greatest socio and economic need, consumers, and others specified by federal regulation. Council members shall collect all appropriate information in order to provide the Commission with advice in the Commission’s decision-making on the needs, assessments, priorities, programs and budgets concerning older San Franciscans.
Pursuant to federal regulations, the Commission shall develop and adopt bylaws for the Council. Such bylaws shall specify the role and functions of the Council, number of members, procedures for selecting members, term of membership, and the frequency of meetings. The Advisory Council shall meet at least 10 times per year. The Council shall be compensated in the same manner as the Commission for the Advisory Council meetings and Commission committee meetings at which they serve.
(Amended as Sec. 5.54 by Ord. 248-85, App. 5/23/85; redesignated by Ord. 109-24, File No. 240281, App. 6/6/2024, Eff. 7/7/2024)
(Added by Ord. 500-80, App. 10/29/80; redesignated as Sec. 5.6-1 and amended by Ord. 109-24, File No. 240281, App. 6/6/2024, Eff. 7/7/2024)
(Added by Ord. 500-80, App. 10/29/80; redesignated as Sec. 5.6-2 by Ord. 109-24, File No. 240281, App. 6/6/2024, Eff. 7/7/2024)
(Amended by Ord. 248-85, App. 5/23/85; redesignated as Sec. 5.6-3 by Ord. 109-24, File No. 240281, App. 6/6/2024, Eff. 7/7/2024)
(Amended by Ord. 248-85, App. 5/23/85; redesignated as Sec. 5.6-4 by Ord. 109-24, File No. 240281, App. 6/6/2024, Eff. 7/7/2024)