. >> my name is james elliott.ked for 37 and half years for the city and i'm retired auto mechanic. i recommended the board take this health service system out of this measure because as the supervisor said, it is not a money saver. the way it is now, we have four members elected and three appointed. we have established that five will be a quorum to vote on anything. the way this is written up now, there'll be three elected and four appointed and only four are required to pass anything. the way it is now, we have to talk to the other side to get a vote. the way it is going to be, they do not have to talk to us. they will have the votes and they will do anything they want. i respectfully request you pull this health service apart out of this charter amendment. thank you. >> hello. i make current city and county of the san francisco employee. i have never done this before, so i am somewhat nervous. i hope you bear with me. i worked really closely with the unions that crafted this amendment during last year's proposit