San Francisco Administrative Code § 57.2 Establishment of Commission; Appointment of Commissioners; Qualifications;…

(a) Establishment of Commission. A Film Commission for the City (referred to hereafter in this Chapter as “Commission”) is hereby created consisting of 11 members. Notwithstanding the name of the Film Commission, the Film Commission shall be an Advisory Body as defined in Section 5.1-1 of this Code.

(b) Appointment of Commissioners; Qualifications. The members of the Commission shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. At least six members of the Commission shall be residents of the City and County of San Francisco. The membership of the Commission may include members who have experience in areas such as: Performing and Creative Arts, Production, Film or Sound Technology, Services and Facilities, Education, Presentation and Producing, and Interactive Multimedia. The President of the Arts Commission shall be invited to serve as a nonvoting, ex-officio member of the Film Commission.

(c) Term of Office. Commissioners shall be appointed for a term of office of four years. Notwithstanding Section

5.1-4 of this Code, there shall be no limit on the number of terms a commissioner may serve.

(d) Compensation. Members of the Commission shall not be compensated for their service as members of the Commission. On a majority vote of the Commission, Commissioners may be reimbursed for expenses incurred resulting from their authorized activities on behalf of the Commission.

(e) Executive Director. The Executive Director shall act as the department head and appointing officer of Film Commission (Film SF) employees pursuant to Charter Section 4.126..1

(Added by Ord. 425-89, App. 11/21/89; amended by Ord. 358-91, App. 10/2/91; Ord. 331-00, File No. 001967, App. 12/28/2000; Ord. 169-23, File No. 230651, App. 7/28/2023, Eff. 8/28/2023; Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)

CODIFICATION NOTE

1. So in Ord. 99-26.