Sheriff Oversight Commissioner Suspension

At a glance

What: Motion suspending Commissioner William Palmer from the Sheriff's Department Oversight Board and approving charges of official misconduct under Charter Section 15.105, sending them to the Ethics Commission.
Where it stands: Approved September 29, 2026, 11-0, after a first vote of 10-0 (Chen absent) was rescinded.
Next: The Clerk transmits the motion and charges to the Ethics Commission and the City Attorney serves them on the Commissioner. The minutes record no further step. The charges themselves are not described in the minutes.

Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman and Wong. Rules Committee recommendation.
The first vote was APPROVED 10-0 (Chan, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Wong), with Supervisor Chen noted absent at 2:28 p.m.
Supervisor Chen, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved to rescind the previous vote; carried 11-0. The motion was then APPROVED 11-0, and Chen was noted present at 2:30 p.m.
The motion directs the Clerk to transmit it and the charges to the Ethics Commission and directs the City Attorney to serve them.

Rules Committee report. Approved 10-0, vote rescinded on Chen's motion (seconded by Chan), then APPROVED 11-0.