166,651 / 56.33% Yes votes ...... 129,210 / 43.67% No votes

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The City's Health Service System offers medical and dental benefits to employees, retirees and their dependents of the City and County of San Francisco, Community College District and Unified School District.

The City's Health Service Board:

o Selects the medical and dental plans available to employees and retirees;

o Sets the amount employees and retirees must pay for each plan; and

o Makes rules and regulations and sets policy for the administration of these plans.

The Health Service Board has seven members:

o The City Attorney or designated Deputy City Attorney;

o One member of the Board of Supervisors;

o Two members appointed by the Mayor; and

o Three members elected by current and retired employees of the City, the Community College District and the Unified School District.

THE PROPOSAL: Proposition C is a Charter amendment that would remove the Health Service System from the Department of Human Resources and make it a separate City department. The Health Service Board would oversee the Health Service System. The Board would appoint and could remove the manager of the Health Service System. The Board would still have seven members, but the City Attorney would be replaced with a member elected by current and retired employees. The City Attorney would continue to serve as legal advisor to the Health Service System.

Meaning of Voting Yes/No

A YES vote of this measure means:

If you vote "yes," you want to make the Health Service System a separate City department, authorize the Health Service Board to appoint and remove the manager of the Health Service System, and change the membership of the Health Service Board.

A NO vote of this measure means:

If you vote "no," you do not want to make these changes.

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