Charter of the City and County of San Francisco

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foundational governing document legal document municipal charter

The Charter of the City and County of San Francisco is the foundational governing document that establishes the structure, powers, and responsibilities of San Francisco’s municipal government.

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Label	Occurrences
Charter of the City and County of San Francisco canonical	11
San Francisco Charter	8
San Francisco City Charter	4
San Francisco City and County Charter	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational governing document ⓘ legal document ⓘ municipal charter ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	San Francisco County ⓘ surface form: City and County of San Francisco
availableAt	official website of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
defines	appointment and removal powers over San Francisco officers and employees ⓘ executive powers of the Mayor of San Francisco ⓘ legislative powers of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors ⓘ powers of San Francisco municipal government ⓘ procedures for San Francisco municipal elections and initiatives ⓘ procedures for adopting San Francisco ordinances and resolutions ⓘ relationship between San Francisco and its departments, boards, and commissions ⓘ responsibilities of San Francisco municipal government ⓘ rules for San Francisco’s annual budget process ⓘ structure of San Francisco municipal government ⓘ
enablingLaw	California Constitution home‑rule provisions ⓘ
establishesBody	San Francisco Ethics Commission ⓘ San Francisco Fire Commission ⓘ San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors ⓘ surface form: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board San Francisco Planning Commission ⓘ San Francisco Police Commission ⓘ San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ⓘ San Francisco civil service system ⓘ
establishesOffice	San Francisco Office of the Assessor-Recorder ⓘ surface form: Assessor‑Recorder of San Francisco City Administrator of San Francisco ⓘ City Attorney of San Francisco ⓘ City Controller of San Francisco ⓘ District Attorney of San Francisco ⓘ Mayor of San Francisco ⓘ Public Defender of San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco Board of Supervisors ⓘ
format	codified charter text divided into articles and sections ⓘ
governs	certain functions of the judicial and quasi‑judicial bodies of San Francisco ⓘ Government of San Francisco ⓘ surface form: consolidated city‑county government of San Francisco executive branch of San Francisco municipal government ⓘ legislative branch of San Francisco municipal government ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalHierarchy	subordinate to Constitution of the State of California ⓘ subordinate to Constitution of the United States ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme local law of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ
publisher	San Francisco County ⓘ surface form: City and County of San Francisco
subjectMatter	budget and fiscal management of San Francisco ⓘ elections and terms of local officials in San Francisco ⓘ ethics and conflict‑of‑interest rules for San Francisco officials ⓘ local government organization ⓘ local legislative procedures ⓘ powers of San Francisco departments, boards, and commissions ⓘ public employment and civil service in San Francisco ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors → subordinateTo → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

San Francisco Board of Supervisors → follows → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Francisco Charter

Mayor of San Francisco → legalBasis → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

Government Audit and Oversight Committee → governedBy → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Francisco Charter

Government of San Francisco → hasConstitutionalDocument → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

Budget and Finance Committee → governedBy → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Francisco Charter

Rules of Order of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors → legalBasis → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Francisco Charter

Office of the Controller of the City and County of San Francisco → subjectTo → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector of San Francisco → governingDocument → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Francisco Charter

San Francisco Municipal Code → legalAuthority → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

San Francisco Office of the Assessor-Recorder → legalBasis → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Francisco City and County Charter

City Attorney of San Francisco → foundation → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Francisco City Charter

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission → subjectTo → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Francisco Charter

City Administrator of San Francisco → establishedBy → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

San Francisco Police Commission → legalBasis → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Francisco City Charter

Office of the Mayor of San Francisco → legalBasis → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

Office of the Mayor of San Francisco → subjectTo → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

San Francisco Fire Commission → governedBy → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

San Francisco Planning Commission → subjectOf → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Francisco Charter

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors → legalBasis → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Francisco City Charter

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency → legalBasis → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Francisco City Charter

San Francisco local elections → governedBy → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

this entity surface form: San Francisco Charter

Police Code → legalAuthority → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ

Park Code → subordinateTo → Charter of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ