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STAFFREPORT CITY CLERK
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DATE: December 21, 2010
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: - Joni Pattillo, City Manager
SUBJE • Determine Date/Time of Assembly Bill (AB)
and Designated City Staff
Prepared by: Caroline P. Soto, City C/erk
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
1234 Ethics Training for City Officials
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 affected officials and Staff.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and determine a date for the AB 1234 Ethics
Training session for City officials and Staff or provide Staff with alternate direction.
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Submitted By
City Clerk
Revi e By
Assistant City Manager
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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 years 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 February 2,
2009. Therefore, this training must be completed by February 2, 2011 to meet 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 affected officials and
Staff. The City's contract law firm of Meyers Nave will conduct the training.
Possible dates and start times for the 2-hour Ethics Training session are:
Monday, January 24, 2011, 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 27, 2011, 6:00 p.m.
Training will be held in the City Council Chambers and start time could be flexed to begin at
5:30 p.m., if needed.
In 2009, the City of San Ramon sent its City Councilmembers and ~Staff to the training offered
by the City. Based on the selected date, they may again offer this session to their required
attendees.
Those local agency officials or Staff members unable to attend the scheduled two hour training
session may access Ethics training on-line 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: 1. Required Attendees
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REQUIRED ATTENDEES
All Members of:
City Council
Planning Commission
Parks & Community Services Commission
Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission
Senior Center Advisory Committee
Youth Advisory Committee
City Staff:
~`~`City Manager
City Attorney
**City Treasurer (Administrative Services Director)
Assistant City Manager
Assistant City Attorney
**City Clerk
'~~`Building Official
**City Engineer
**Community Development Director
**Economic Development Direetor
**Planning Manager
**Public Works Director
**Parks & Community Services Director
**Finance Manager
*~Information Services Manager
**Assistant Director of Parks & Community Services
Parks & Community Services Manager (Vacant)
**Parks & Facilities Development Manager
**Heritage and Cultural Arts Manager
**Human Resources Director _
**Public Works Manager
*Assistant to the City Manager (Vacant)
*Planning Director (Vacant)
~Principal Planner
*Newly appointed Staff
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**City Staff that attended the September 29, 2010 Ethics Training or completed the training
online, and has met the training requirement for this two year period.
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