COMMISSIONS - TERMS AND TERM LIMITS.
SF Administrative Code § 5.1-2
in effectSEC. 5.1-2. COMMISSIONS - TERMS AND TERM LIMITS.
Unless otherwise provided in the Charter, in this Chapter 5, or in another section of the Municipal Code, the following provisions shall apply to members of any Commission:
(a) Members shall serve four-year terms. No person may serve as an appointed member of the same body for more than three terms.
(b) A part of a term that exceeds two years shall count as a full term; a part of a term that is two years or less shall not. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the current term of any person serving on a Commission on January 1, 2027, shall count as a full term if the person serves more than two years of that term.
(c) Terms completed on or before December 31, 2026 shall not count as a term for the purpose of the lifetime term limit in this Section 5.1-2.
(d) This Section 5.1-2 shall not apply to a person serving in an ex officio capacity or serving in a seat designated for a City employee or officer.
(e) Any person subject to this Section 5.1-2 who is serving a term that is shorter or longer than four years on January 1, 2027 may complete that term, and all subsequent terms for the seat will be four years, as provided in subsection (a).
(f) All four-year terms in effect on January 1, 2027 will continue. Commissions that have no established terms on January 1, 2027, and Commissions for which a majority of the seats expire in the same year, shall draw lots by no later than April 1, 2027 to establish staggered terms.
(g) Unless otherwise provided in this Chapter or in another section of the Municipal Code, members serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority and may be removed by their appointing authority without cause.
(Added by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)
(Former Sec. 5.1-2 added by Ord. 215-08, File No. 080564, App. 9/19/2008; redesignated as Sec. 5.4-2 by Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)
Source: City and County of San Francisco, Charter and Municipal Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_francisco/latest/sf_admin/0-0-0-48618Fetched: 11/1/2026