Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
1 Dr Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Room 400
San Francisco, CA 94102
With the return to in-person meetings and the end of the City and State’s public emergency orders, there will be no remote public comment, except for disability accommodations.
Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
1 Dr Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Room 400
San Francisco, CA 94102
With the return to in-person meetings and the end of the City and State’s public emergency orders, there will be no remote public comment, except for disability accommodations.
Overview
(note: Amendments in bold)
San Francisco Police Commission Agenda - Special Meeting, Beginning Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 9:00 a.m., Ending Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 8:00 p.m. City Hall, Room 400, #1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco The Police Commission will convene in Open Session on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., and go into Closed Session. The Commission will then take a recess by 5:00 p.m. on October 14, 2025 and reconvene to conduct confidential candidate interviews and evaluations in Closed Session. The Commission will reconvene in Open Session on October 15, 2025 at 8:00 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance; Roll Call
Agenda
Public comment on all matters pertaining to Item 3 below, Closed Session, including public comment on Item 2, vote whether to hold Item 3 in closed session, and public comment on Item 4, vote whether to disclose any or all discussion on Item 3 held in closed session.
Vote on whether to hold Item 3 in Closed Session pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957(b) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) (ACTION)
Closed Session
Roll Call;
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957(b) and San Francisco Administrative Code section 67.10(b): PERSONNEL EXCEPTION:
Public Employee Appointment: Interviews of applicants for Chief of Police and discussion of possible nominees (DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION[JH1] )
Recess on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. The closed session will continue during the intervening week for interviews and evaluation of candidates.
Meeting to Reconvene in Open Session on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. at City Hall, Room 400, #1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco.
Open Session (October 15, 2025); Vote to elect whether to disclose any or all discussion on Item 3 held in closed session (San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a)) (ACTION)
Adjournment (ACTION ITEM)
Meeting resources
Related documents
October 14-15 minutes
Oct 14-15 2025 (in-person) - Special MeetingNotices
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapters 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, please contact: Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Administrator in Room 244 at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4683. (Office) 415-554-7724; (Fax) 415-554-7854; E-mail: SOTFsfgov.org.
Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City's website at www.sfgov.org. Copies of explanatory documents are available to the public online at http://www.sfbos.org/sunshine or, upon request to the Commission Secretary, at the above address or phone number.
LANGUAGE ACCESS
Per the Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 of the San Francisco Administrative Code), Chinese, Spanish and or Filipino (Tagalog) interpreters will be available upon requests. Meeting Minutes may be translated, if requested, after they have been adopted by the Commission. Assistance in additional languages may be honored whenever possible. To request assistance with these services please contact the Police Commission at (v) 415.837.7070 at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing. Late requests will be honored if possible.
DISABILITY ACCESS
Police Commission hearings are held in Room 400 at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place in San Francisco. City Hall is accessible to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices. Wheelchair-accessible entrances are located on Van Ness Avenue and Grove Street. Please note the wheelchair lift at the Goodlett Place/Polk Street is temporarily not available. After multiple repairs that were followed by additional breakdowns, the wheelchair lift at the Goodlett/Polk entrance is being replaced for improved operation and reliability. We anticipate having a functioning lift after the completion of construction in May 2025. There are elevators and accessible restrooms located on every floor. The closest accessible BART station is Civic Center Station. For information about SFMTA service, please call 311. Assistive listening devices, real time captioning, American Sign Language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations are available upon request. Please make your requests for accommodations to the Police Commission at (v) 415.837.7070. Requesting accommodations at least 72 hours prior to the meeting will help to ensure availability.
LOBBYIST ORDINANCE
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; (Office) 415.252.3100; (Fax) 415.252.3112; Website: sfgov.org/ethics.