the police department and our prosecutors to make sure we take those people to where they need to go. i believe the majority of the criminal offenders, given the opportunity -- but i also believe there are people who cannot be rehabilitated. i do not believe that the district attorney's office can do so without the help of the public defender's office. i consider this a wonderful opportunity. i really look forward to it going forward. in closing, i want to say, again, that i am taken aback by this awesome honor that has been given to me. i pledge to you that we will do everything that we can to make sure that i earned the right to be in this office. thank you so much. [applause] [applause] mayor newsom: to out

treasurer, thank you. our new acting police chief in san francisco will be serving in that capacity until the police commission will be quickly forwarding to the new mayor recommendations for a permanent selection. that process is, i assure you, already under way. thank you very much for being with us. called to business and roll-

call. [roll-call] commissioner o'connor invited staff he would be joining us later in the meeting -- advised staff he would be joining us later in the meeting. give we have a certificate of honor recognizing the director of the human services for the work on the jobs in the program. >> commissioners, the executive

director is stopped in traffic on his way back from sacramento so it is not here to join us, but i am going to start by reading our certificate and then make a presentation to j m. on this monday the small business commission is prague to acknowledge the contributions -- is proud to acknowledge the contributions made to the community very good through his leadership, of 596 small business were able to hire out of work residence as part oath of program. this allows small businesses to create jobs despite the recession very good this has provided -- despite the recession. the commission recognized this would not have been possible without a tireless efforts by

the director who to work with the state of california to expand the initial use of the stimulus funds, to aid the transition or create a diversion to program, which continues to create jobs, stimulate the economy, and provides small business opportunities to add jobs in this challenging the economy. i would like to present this certificate of honor to james from the department of human services. on this monday, january 10, the small business commission is proud to announce the contributions he has made to the stand francisco small business community through his work.

through his efforts, 596 small business those were able to hire 12,007 send francisco residents. this alone and to create jobs. the placement provided an infusion of federal stimulus into the economy, which provided an additional stimulus county- wide. his partnership help provide invaluable assistance to the outreach efforts and to individual clients. james is committed to the community, including small business organizations james continues these efforts of the department transitions to the program the plans to add 1000 more jobs to the san francisco egon ameet. thank you very much, james.

-- to the san francisco economy. thank you very much, james. [applause] i want to thank regina and her staff who saw the opportunities of this program and saw what it could mean for local businesses, and should i go to the presentation? the commissioners -- i want the commissioners to know the krajina and her office were tireless in outreach -- at regina and her office were tireless in outreach efforts. thank you very much. >> we have said this in our certificate, but i want to thank you, because you have had that really special touch in being able to communicate a program to business people and for them to

be able to get it, and that is a unique thing with the business community, and i want to thank you for that. >> thank you. >> before we go to the next

item, i want to introduce our new commissioner. welcome, and would you please tell us about yourself. >> my name is steve adam. i have been a san francisco resident for 18 years now. i started a small bay called sterling dre and trost 13 years ago. we are the community -- sterling thank 13 years ago. we're the community a. -- bank. i am very passionate about small business issues in san francisco. small business is what drives the economy in this city, and i want to be a part of it. i love it.

>> thank you and welcome. and we all look forward to working with you. you come highly recommended. >> thank you. >> we are now on item number three, approval of the minutes drafted november 8, 2010. >> can we postpone this for a little bit later, because i was not able to get my e-mail copies? i need a little more time to review it. any objection? >> that is ok. >> let's wait on item 3 and item 4. >> item number five, general

public comment. this allows members of the public to comment generally and suggest new items to be taken into consideration. >> any public? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> item 6, the outcome of the jobs now program. we have a presentation by the manager of business services. >> it is on the desktop.

thank you, commissioners, and thank you very much for the recognition today. just to revamp, jobs now was a subsidized employment program administered by the human services agency and funded with our stimulus dollars, and through jobs now, employers were reimbursed for 100% of the wages paid to a newly hired eligible

employee. we started a program in july of 2009, and unfortunately, the program ended june 30 of 2010. we started with a triple bottom line. the first point is that the unemployed and underemployed san franciscans were able to have a job and a sense of income despite the unemployment rate in san francisco. small businesses could also afford to create and fill new jobs despite the recession, and we saw the infusion of the federal money in the form of the wages paid and would provide a

stimulus to local communities to reagan we had a lot of strong partners -- to local communities. we have a lot of strong partners supporting us -- the san francisco chamber of commerce, the sentences office of small businesses, -- the san francisco office of small businesses, who tirelessly connected businesses from the neighborhood to the program, small businesses california and a lot of neighborhood merchants associations. the benefit for san francisco small benefits and -- during the course of the program we had swelled hundred 54 small businesses applied to be part -- we had 1254 small businesses applied to the program. it is a pretty significant number based on a city this size and a number of businesses.

the benefits to san francisco job seekers in -- 4207 individuals were employed under this program. our initial goal in june of 2009 was 1000, and we ended up going for false or over 4000 people got jobs. -- we ended up going to over 4000 people in jobs. the average earnings for $19.49 and the hour, close to $20 an hour, so it was a good-paying job, and 45 of those individuals were able to retain their jobs after the stimulus ended, and a lot more businesses when we contacted them love the program, but fair company still was not out of place where they could afford to retain people without

the reimbursement, but overwhelmingly, the most important businesses and were very satisfied with the program, so what is next? when the federal dollars left, and we saw the benefits of the program for job seekers and businesses, so we cobble together a jobs and now a version to program primarily funded with local dollars. the plan was to create 1000 subsidized jobs with about 640 in local and small businesses, and right now we are offering 100% wage subsidies to cover the first $2,500 in wages paid under the program. are there any questions or comments? >> version 2, is there a deadline? >> you can go to the website and

see the employer application. it looked like our original employer application. you fill it out, and it will take two or three weeks to process the application, and we encourage any and all local businesses to apply. >> thank you. >> for-profit and nonprofit organizations can apply. >> do you have a question? >> i do. you have 640 in jobs now. first of all, thank you for the program. it has been a tremendous benefit to so many citizens and residents of san franciscans. you have 640 slated for local small businesses. the rest of the jobs remain in? >> the rest of them are part of the transitional program, and

also there are a little more than 100 slots under what we call our public service employment component with individuals working at hsa and the rec and park department. >> commissioner o'brien? commissioner o'brien: i would second you on running that program. a couple of questions of the people who participated, would you have any estimates. -- would you have any estimate of how many would have multiple candidates? i do not think there was a restriction that it could only be one -- only be one.

>> a lot of companies us for multiple candidates very good we had about 600 businesses -- candidates. we had about 600 and businesses participate. we have some criteria we use were based on the size of the business how many you could hire, and we ended of which about 50% of the current workforce, so you could get five approved. >> maybe i got it wrong, but i will ask it again. is there a sunset for this job version to set?

>> i probably was not clear. the applications are open now. the program would be with this current fiscal year. now that would be june 30, 2011. we are hoping that even with the dire budget situation policy makers will understand both businesses and job-seekers need this program and we might get some money in the next fiscal year. commissioner dooley: i just wanted to say i have are to the scene jobs in action being able to be higher people who had to be a -- to rehire people who had to be laid off who have been able to step up to the plate and

the liver and are now employed on a permanent basis in -- and the liver and are now employed on a permanent basis and -- and deliver, under now employed on a regular basis. they now have the experience that is opening doors for them, so i want to say i see it every day when i a.m. working on my own job, and i want to thank you for that. >> that is why i do what i do. i am an old work force person, and we want to use this program to make a difference in people's lives, and i think we have, and i think it is unfortunate that the federal level congress did not see the benefit of things like this. i just got back from a national conference on this topic on

friday, and a lot of states and cities did not taken vantage of this opportunity. for example, the state of illinois and the state of pennsylvania did not get started until june of 2010, so i do not think fit congress truly understood the potential positive impact of program of this type could have. >> i also worked with a lot of nonprofit organizations that were able to take the advantage of the program, and some and were able to retain employees they hired with this program. thank you. >> i hired someone through jobs now. >> hooray.

obviously, they are doing a great job for you. >> is great. >> any more questions or comments? thank you very much. >> thank you for your recommendation and support. >> any public comment since? -- comments? seeing none, public comment is closed. next item please. >> of discussion on the 2000 eighth-2009 annual business -- 2008-2009 business filings. >> welcome. >> thank you and good evening. i am head of the labor enforcement department.

i am here with matt goldberg, who is fairly new and n will be heading the enforcement of health care security, and he will be doing the presentation. good by way of introduction, i know all of you are familiar, but as a reminder, the health care security ordinance was first passed by the board of supervisors in august of 2006, amended in april of 2007. if those two things. it sets up and -- it does two things. it sets up a comprehensive system as an option, and it also requires employers with 20 or more employees to spend so much per hour on health care benefits for their employees.

the ordinance requires employers also to do some annuals and reporting to the city, and we have now done reporting to understand employers choices and how they are complying with the ordinance, and we have done the reporting in 2008 and in 2009. we are here to talk about what we found out that night to be of interest. matt is going to give you a brief overview, but we have to hand out. it looks like a handout on the table might be short a few pages, so we brought you a full one for the commissioners.

there was also a question about how the health care expenditure rates are set in the ordinance each year common and and we will be prepared to -- each year, and we will be prepared to explain that and where we are for 2010, and you will be the first to know what it looks like for the raises -- the rates for next year, which are now being determined. >> good evening, commissioners. i appreciate the opportunity to be here and share a few thoughts with you. i am going to briefly explain the timing and method for determining the health care expenditure rate on an annual basis and how the process happens and how employers get notice of the process. i am going to highlight a few

point from our analysis of the statistics we gathered, and there is more information in the handout we provided, which is also available on our web site. i am also going to highlight the process we are going to engage this year to gather information of the changes we have in the works, so with respect to the technical question, in terms of how we determine the annual quarterly expenditure employers are required to make, essentially we arrived at an hourly figure, and that is based on a 10-county survey. that is through a charter of the health board and gaugers each year. that is a survey determining the expenditures they may concerning

the 10 largest counties other than san francisco during give we divide down to get an hour the figure, and from there, but he the bureau's raid sent francisco employers are required to repay -- and from there, the two embraced san francisco employers are required to pay. 3/8 arlin the ra -- the rates are 75% determined from the survey. but as a little bit complicated and technical. -- that is a little bit complicated and technical. that is what employers in san francisco are required to spend.

the timing is such that the health service's board is required to conclude the survey by the second week of january every year. we happen to be at that point, and this thursday the board is meeting, and they are going to approve the survey, so i can tell you preliminarily that we then go through a process to the shore we do the calculations iraq -- to insure we do the calculations correct. i can tell you for 2012 is set to increase from $2.60 per hour to $2.20 per hour. forgive me. that is for the large employers, and for the medium-sized

employers, the hourly rate is set to increase from $1.37 an hour to $1.36 an hour. those slight increases are fairly consistent to what we have seen in each of the past four years. but as the rate we are going to see for 2012. we intend to provide notice to our employers we publish about on our website. we also have notices we send out to employers. even