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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: January 6, 2009
SUBJECT: Determine Date/Time of Assembly Bill (AB) 1234 Ethics Training
for City Officials and Designated City Staff
Report Prepared by: Caroline P. Soto, City Clerk
ATTACHMENTS:
Required Attendees
RECOMMENDATION: 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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FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION:
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. 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 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 12, 2007.
Therefore, this training must be completed by February 11, 2009 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, February 2, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 5, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
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Training will be held in the City Council Chambers and start time could be flexed to begin at 5:30 p.m., if
needed.
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.
RECOMMENDATION:
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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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 Director (Vacant)
**Planning Manager
**Public Works Director
**Parks & Community Services Director
*Finance Manager
*Information Services Manager
*Assistant Director of Parks & Community Services
*Parks & Community Services Manager
*Parks & Facilities Development Manager
*Heritage and Cultural Arts Manager
*Human Resources Director
*Public Works Manager
*Newly appointed Staff
**City Staff that attended the October 7, 2008 Ethics Training or completed the training online, and has
met the training requirement for this two year period.
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