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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 16, 2008
SUBJECT: Notice that amendments to City's Conflict of Interest Code are
required. Report Prepared by: Caroline Soto, City Clerk and John
Bakker, City Attorney
ATTACHMENTS: None
RECOMMENDATION: Direct Staff to revise the City's Conflict of Interest Code.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: The Political Reform Act requires every local government agency to
review its Conflict of Interest Code biennially to determine whether amendments to the Code are required.
(See Cal. Gov't Code § 87306.5). The City's Conflict of Interest Code is located in Chapter 2.24 of the
Municipal Code. The last amendments to the City's Code were approved on September 19, 2006.
The City Council is the code reviewing body for City agencies. Pursuant to Government Code Section
87306.5, city agencies must determine whether amendments to the Code are necessary and notify the City
Council by October 1, 2008 whether or not such amendments are required. (See Cal. Gov't Code §
87306.5).
This Staff Report serves as notice to the City Council that amendments to the City's Conflict of Interest
Code are necessary in order to: (1) accurately reflect all of the designated positions within the City which
are required by state law to disclose financial interests; (2) include appropriate disclosure categories for
each of the designated positions; and (3) accurately reflect changes in state law. Upon the City Council's
direction, Staff will revise the City's existing Conflict of Interest Code to include the changes described
above. After the revisions are complete, Staff will bring the revised Conflict of Interest Code to the City
Council for review and approval within ninety (90) days of today's date. The City's amended code will
not be effective until it has been approved by the City Council. (See Cal. Gov't Code § 87303).
Staff recommends that the City Council direct Staff to revise the City's Conflict of Interest Code in
accordance with the changes provided above, and further directs Staff to bring the revised Code back to
the City Council for review and approval within ninety (90) days of today's date.
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