Board of Examiners (BOE) meeting

Each member of the public may address the Commission once for up to three minutes on any agenda item.

Follow these steps to call in

• Call 415-655-0001 and enter the meeting ID
• Press #
• Press # again to be connected to the meeting (you will hear a beep)

Make a public comment 

• After you've joined the call, listen to the meeting and wait until it's time for public comment
• When the clerk announces it's time for public comment, dial *3 to get added to the speaker line
• You will hear “You have raised your hand to ask a question. Please wait to speak until the host calls on you"
• When you hear "Your line has been unmuted," you can make your public comment

When you call

• Make sure you're in a quiet place
• Speak slowly and clearly
• Turn off any TVs or radios

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 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 more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force:

• By mail at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
• By phone at 415-554-7854
• By email at sotf@sfgov.org

The meeting will be held at the Department of Building Inspection, 49 South Van Ness Avenue.

The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at 8th (at the United Nations Plaza) and Market Streets.

Accessible MUNI/Metro lines servicing this location are the J Church, K Ingleside, L Taraval, M Ocean View, and N Judah at Van Ness Station; 14 Mission, 47 Van Ness, 49 Van Ness/Mission bus lines. For information about MUNI accessible services call (415) 923-6142.

Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available.

Assistive Listening devices will be available at the meeting upon request.

To request a sign language interpreter, reader, materials in alternative formats, or other accommodations for a disability, please contact Plan Review Services Division at (415) 558 6133. Providing 72 hours advance notice will help to ensure availability.

Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call (415) 558-6164 to discuss meeting accessibility. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate such persons, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair or the Interim Chair may order the removal from the meeting of anyone responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

To request an interpreter for a specific item during the meeting, please contact the Board Secretary, Willy Yau, at 628-652-3754 or by email at willy.yau@sfgov.org at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.

For questions about the Language Access Ordinance, please contact OCEIA at 415-581-2360 and ask for the Executive Director or Language Access Compliance Officer.

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance to register and report lobbying activity.

For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, contact the Ethics Commission:

• Mail: 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102
• Telephone: 415-252-3100
• Fax 415-252- 3112
• Website: sfethics.org

Pursuant to Section 67.7-1(c) of the San Francisco Administrative Code, members of the public who are unable to attend the public meeting or hearing may submit written comments regarding a calendared item to the Board of Examiners Secretary, at  49 South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103 before the proceedings begin. These written comments shall be made a part of the official public record and these comments will be brought to the attention of the members of the Board of Examiners. [Twenty copies are necessary.]