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Acknowledge the 2024 Local Agency Biennial Notice and Adopt a Resolution Approving Draft Amendments to the City's Conflict of Interest Code for the 2024 Calendar Year Pursuant to Government Code Section 87306.5 (CA)
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MEETING DATE:
September 18, 2024
PREPARED BY:
Linda Tremble, Executive Administrative Assistant and Katie O. Lucchesi, City Attorney
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Acknowledge the 2024 Local Agency Biennial Notice and adopt a resolution approving draft amendments to the City's Conflict of Interest Code ("Code") for the 2024 calendar year pursuant to Government Code Section 87306.5.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City Council must, as the reviewing body under the California Political Reform Act ("Act"), review the City's Code biennially to determine whether or not an amendment to the Code is necessary.
Section 87306.5 of the Act, provides that in even-numbered years, Code reviewing bodies must issue notice directing their agencies to review their Codes for any necessary changes. If no changes are necessary, the local agency head must submit a certification of such facts by October 1st.
If changes to the Code are necessary, the proposed amendments must be taken to the reviewing body for consideration and adoption within 90 days pursuant to Government Code Sections 87302.3, and 87306.5. Here, the 2024 Local Agency Biennial Notice ("Notice"), as included in Attachment 1, was issued on July 23, 2024. City staff identified necessary revisions and their responses to the Notice have been incorporated into the proposed Code amendments attached hereto as Attachment 2. The attached Resolution proposes draft changes to the Code based on conditions occurring since the last update from 2022 (Resolution No. 2022-58).
The majority of the proposed changes to the Code reflect title changes, the addition of new positions and consultants, and the deletion of positions and consultants as reflected in the FY 2024/2025 b...
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