Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
San Francisco, CA 94102
Online
Overview
Members of the Commission will attend this meeting in person. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in-person or remotely using Webex or by calling the phone number and entering the access code above. Everyone attending the meeting in person is encouraged to wear a mask throughout the meeting. Each member of the public attending in person may address the Commission for up to two minutes. Public speakers using consecutive interpretation assistance will be allowed to speak for twice the amount of time.Agenda
Call to Order and Roll Call
Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgment
We, the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission, acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the Ramaytush Community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples.
General Public Comment
This item is to allow members of the public to address the Commission on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission and that do not appear on today’s agenda.
Overview of Ethics Rules, Meeting Rules and Procedures, Sanctuary City Policy (Deputy City Attorneys Kathy Radez and Alicia Cabrera)
(Information)
This item allows Deputy City Attorneys Kathy Radez and Alicia Cabrera to provide an overview of rules regarding ethics, conflict of interest, and political activities; meeting rules and procedures and the role of the Commission; and sanctuary city policies.
Action Item: 2025 Planning Retreat – Approval of IRC Policy and Action Plan (Director Rivas)
(Information/Discussion/Action)
This item allows the Chair and Vice Chair to present the results of the pre-retreat survey on Commissioners’ top priorities for the upcoming year, allows the OCEIA Director and Deputy Director to present an overview of the work OCEIA has already done on these topic areas, and allows the OCEIA Director and Deputy Director to facilitate a discussion among Commissioners to identify specific activities they would like to accomplish under each top priority area, along with the anticipated timeline and lead Commissioners for each activity.
Action Item: Annual Officer Elections (Director Rivas)
(Action)
a. Election of Commission Chair
b. Election of Commission Vice Chair
Announcements
(Information)
This item allows Director Rivas and Commissioners to provide brief announcements on IRC programs and activities.
Adjournment
Notices
Partner agencies
Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
San Francisco, CA 94102
Online
Overview
Members of the Commission will attend this meeting in person. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in-person or remotely using Webex or by calling the phone number and entering the access code above. Everyone attending the meeting in person is encouraged to wear a mask throughout the meeting. Each member of the public attending in person may address the Commission for up to two minutes. Public speakers using consecutive interpretation assistance will be allowed to speak for twice the amount of time.Agenda
Call to Order and Roll Call
Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgment
We, the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission, acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the Ramaytush Community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples.
General Public Comment
This item is to allow members of the public to address the Commission on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission and that do not appear on today’s agenda.
Overview of Ethics Rules, Meeting Rules and Procedures, Sanctuary City Policy (Deputy City Attorneys Kathy Radez and Alicia Cabrera)
(Information)
This item allows Deputy City Attorneys Kathy Radez and Alicia Cabrera to provide an overview of rules regarding ethics, conflict of interest, and political activities; meeting rules and procedures and the role of the Commission; and sanctuary city policies.
Action Item: 2025 Planning Retreat – Approval of IRC Policy and Action Plan (Director Rivas)
(Information/Discussion/Action)
This item allows the Chair and Vice Chair to present the results of the pre-retreat survey on Commissioners’ top priorities for the upcoming year, allows the OCEIA Director and Deputy Director to present an overview of the work OCEIA has already done on these topic areas, and allows the OCEIA Director and Deputy Director to facilitate a discussion among Commissioners to identify specific activities they would like to accomplish under each top priority area, along with the anticipated timeline and lead Commissioners for each activity.
Action Item: Annual Officer Elections (Director Rivas)
(Action)
a. Election of Commission Chair
b. Election of Commission Vice Chair
Announcements
(Information)
This item allows Director Rivas and Commissioners to provide brief announcements on IRC programs and activities.