SEC. 2.5. RESOLUTION DETERMINING POLICY BEFORE STATE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION; RATE EXPERT TO BE INFORMED.

   The Board of Supervisors shall, by resolution, in every case in which the City and County is concerned, determine the policy to be pursued before the State of California Public Utilities Commission; and the Board of Supervisors shall immediately thereafter inform the rate expert of the City Attorney's office with respect to its desires. No action shall be taken without such resolution.

(Res. No. 8150 (1939))

SEC. 2.6-1. POLICY RELATIVE TO APPROVAL OF LEASE AND CONCESSION AGREEMENTS.

   Whenever in accordance with the provisions of the Charter, any officer, board or commission of the City and County submits a proposed lease or agreement for concession privileges to be operated in or upon any property or facility of the City and County to the Board of Supervisors for its approval or disapproval, except where the Board of Supervisors finds that the bidding procedures or insurance requirements are impractical or impossible, it shall be the policy of said board (1) to approve only such proposals as have been awarded to the highest responsible bidder in accordance with competitive bidding procedures, and (2) to approve only such leases as require the lessee to provide appropriate insurance naming the City as an additional insured in a form and amount approved by the Office of Risk Management.

(Amended by Ord. 479-81, App. 9/21/81; amended by Ord. 132-99, File No. 990583, App. 5/28/99)

SEC. 2.6-2. LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES.

   It is the policy of the Board of Supervisors that language assistance and services shall be provided as required by the Sunshine Ordinance (Administrative Code Chapter 67) and the Language Access Ordinance (Administrative Code Chapter 91). The Clerk of the Board shall take into account the need for language assistance and services in developing the budget of the Board of Supervisors for future fiscal years.

(Added by Ord. 352-84, App. 8/8/84; amended by Ord. 132-99, File No. 990583, App. 5/28/99; Ord. 131-15 , File No. 150626, App. 7/30/2015, Eff. 8/29/2015)

Editor's Note:
   Former divisions (b), (c), and (d) of this section expired pursuant to their express terms on August 1, 2016. At the direction of the City Attorney's Office, the editor deleted those divisions from the Code (and removed the designation from remaining division (a)). See Ord. 131-15.