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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: December 20, 2016
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Date/Time of Assembly Bill (AB) 1234 Ethics Training for City Officials
Prepared by: Caroline P. Soto, City Clerk/Records Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Under Assembly Bill (AB) 1234, “local agency officials” must receive ethics training at
least once every two years if the City provides compensation, salary, stipend or
reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses to a member of a legislative body.
The City will offer a mandatory Ethics Training session to all required City officials.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve January 31, 2017 as the date for AB 1234 Ethics Training session for City
officials or provide Staff with alternate direction.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
Under Assembly Bill (AB) 1234 passed in 2005 and now California Government Code
53235, “local agency officials” must receive ethics training at least once every two ye ars
if the City provides compensation, salary, stipend or reimbursement for actual and
necessary expenses to a member of a legislative body. AB 1234 defines “local agency
official” as: 1) any member of a local legislative body or elected official; and 2) any
employee designated by a local legislative body to receive the training. As such, all
members of the City Council, Planning Commission, Parks & Community Services
Commission, Heritage & Cultural Arts Commission, Senior Center Advisory Committee
and Youth Advisory Committee are mandated to receive ethics training. Additionally,
City Staff determined by the City Council to receive mandatory ethics training include
the City Manager, City Attorney, City Treasurer and those designated under the City’s
Conflict of Interest Code (DMC 2.24.020), excluding consultants.
Ethics training for the City’s elected and appointed officials was last offered on
January 28, 2015. Therefore, this training must be completed by late January to meet
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the two-year time period set by AB 1234. Newly elected and appointed officials and
newly designated City Staff must complete training within one year of election,
appointment, or employment. Therefore, the City will offer this mandatory Ethics
Training session to all required City officials on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at
6:00 p.m. in the City’s Regional Meeting Room. The City’s contract law firm of
Meyers Nave will conduct the training.
Those local agency officials unable to attend the scheduled two -hour training session
may access ethics training online and receive a certificate upon successful completion
of the course, and within the specified time period set by AB 1234.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None required.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.