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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
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CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
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March 28, 2005 (CC Meeting of 4/20/05)
SUBJECT: Consider Resolution Amending the Conflict of Interest Code
of the City of Moorpark and Rescinding Resolution No. 2004-
2247
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Political Reform Act, Government Code Section 87300, et seq.,
requires every state and local government agency to adopt and promulgate
a Conflict of Interest Code. The City's Conflict of Interest Code was
last amended in September 2004, when the City Council adopted Resolution
No. 2004 -2247. Since the time of the last update, staff positions have
been added and position titles have been revised, requiring amendment of
the City's Conflict of Interest Code.
Attached is a draft resolution which would rescind Resolution No. 2004-
2247 and revise the City's Conflict of Interest Code to include an
updated list of Designated Employees and the Disclosure Categories, and
incorporates by reference the terms of Title 2, Division 6, California
Code of Regulations, Section 18730, and any amendments to it duly adopted
by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). The attached
resolution includes City and Redevelopment Agency Designated Employees.
The City's Conflict of Interest Code is intended to list all designated
Positions, even if there is no current employee with that position title.
For example, the City currently does not have a Deputy City Manager;
however, that position is included in the City's Classification and
Salary Plans and is listed in the attached resolution as a designated
Position. The City's Conflict of Interest Code does not establish any
disclosure obligation for the City Councilmembers, Planning
Commissioners, City Manager, City Attorney, and public officials who
manage public investments (City Treasurer and Redevelopment Agency
Treasurer), as Government Code Section 87200, et seq., requires such
disclosure as a matter of state law.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 2005-
Attachments:
1. Draft Resolution
2. Title 2, Division 6, California Code of Regulations, Section 18730
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ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CONFLICT OF
INTEREST CODE OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK AND
RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2004 -2247
WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act, Government Code Section
87300, et seq., requires every state and local government agency to
adopt and promulgate a Conflict of Interest Code; and
WHEREAS, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has
adopted a regulation which contains the terms of a standard model
Conflict of Interest Code (Title 2, Division 6, California Code of
Regulations, Section 18730), which can be incorporated by reference,
and which may be amended by the FPPC to conform to amendments in the
Political Reform Act after public notice and hearings conducted by
the FPPC pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, Government
Code Sections 11370, et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the terms of Title
2, Division 6, California Code of Regulations, Section 18730, and any
amendments to it duly adopted by the FPPC, along with the attached
Appendices A and B, accurately set forth the City's Conflict of
Interest Code, including those positions which should be designated,
and the categories of financial interests which should be made
reportable; and
WHEREAS, the persons holding the positions listed in Appendix B
are designated employees, because it has been determined that those
Positions make or participate in the making of decisions which may
foreseeably have a material effect on financial interests; and
WHEREAS, the City's Conflict of Interest Code does not establish
any disclosure obligation for the City Councilmembers, Planning
Commissioners, City Manager, City Attorney, and Public Officials who
Manage Public Investments (City Treasurer and Redevelopment Agency
Treasurer), as Government Code Section 87200 et seq. requires such
disclosure as a matter of state law, nor does the City's Conflict of
Interest Code include a position which is solely clerical,
ministerial or manual, or any unsalaried member of a board or
commission which is solely advisory; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously designated positions
and disclosure categories in Resolution No. 2004 -2247, which now
needs to be rescinded and an updated Conflict of Interest Code
adopted, and the City Council determines that the attached Appendices
accurately set forth those positions which should be designated and
categories of financial interest which should be made reportable.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The terms of Title 2, Division 6, California Code of
Regulations, Section 18730, and any amendments to it duly adopted by
the FPPC are hereby incorporated by reference and along with the
attached Appendices A and B, in which employees, officials, and
consultants are designated and disclosure categories are set forth,
constitute the Conflict of Interest Code for the City of Moorpark.
If any of the positions listed in Appendix A have a change of title,
or if a position is transferred from one City department or office to
another, the filing requirement and disclosure category shall remain
the same until the next update of the City's Conflict of Interest
Code.
SECTION 2. Persons holding designated positions shall file a
Statement of Economic Interests pursuant to Section 4 of the Conflict
of Interest Code (Title 2, Division 6, California Code of
Regulations, Section 18730) . The City Clerk shall carry out the
duties of Filing Officer for the City Council, which is the Code
Reviewing Body.
SECTION 3. Resolution No. 2004 -2247 is hereby rescinded.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall forward a copy of this
resolution to the FPPC.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the
book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of April, 2005.
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Deborah S. Traffenstedt City Clerk
Attachment: Appendices A and B
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ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CONFLICT
OF INTEREST CODE OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK AND
RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2004 -2247
WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act, Government Code Section
87300, et seq., requires every state and local government agency
to adopt and promulgate a Conflict of Interest Code; and
WHEREAS, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has
adopted a regulation which contains the terms of a standard model
Conflict of Interest Code (Title 2, Division 6, California Code of
Regulations, Section 18730), which can be incorporated by
reference, and which may be amended by the FPPC to conform to
amendments in the Political Reform Act after public notice and
hearings conducted by the FPPC pursuant to the Administrative
Procedure Act, Government Code Sections 11370, et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the terms of
Title 2, Division 6, California Code of Regulations, Section
18730, and any amendments to it duly adopted by the FPPC, along
with the attached Appendices A and B, accurately set forth the
City's Conflict of Interest Code, including those positions which
should be designated, and the categories of financial interests
which should be made reportable; and
WHEREAS, the persons holding the positions listed in Appendix
B are designated employees, because it has been determined that
those positions make or participate in the making of decisions
which may foreseeably have a material effect on financial
interests; and
WHEREAS, the City's Conflict of Interest Code does not
establish any disclosure obligation for the City Councilmembers,
Planning Commissioners, City Manager, City Attorney, and Public
Officials who Manage Public Investments (City Treasurer and
Redevelopment Agency Treasurer), as Government Code Section 87200
et seq, requires such disclosure as a matter of state law, nor
does the City's Conflict of Interest Code include a position which
is solely clerical, ministerial or manual, or any unsalaried
member of a board or commission which is solely advisory; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously designated positions
and disclosure categories in Resolution No. 2004 -2247, which now
needs to be rescinded and an updated Conflict of Interest Code
adopted, and the City Council determines that the attached
Appendices accurately set forth those positions which should be
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designated and categories of financial interest which should be
made reportable.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The terms of Title 2, Division 6, California Code
of Regulations, Section 18730, and any amendments to it duly
adopted by the FPPC are hereby incorporated by reference and along
with the attached Appendices A and B, in which employees,
officials, and consultants are designated and disclosure
categories are set forth, constitute the Conflict of Interest Code
for the City of Moorpark. If any of the positions listed in
Appendix A have a change of title, or if a position is transferred
from one City department or office to another, the filing
requirement and disclosure category shall remain the same until
the next update of the City's Conflict of Interest Code.
SECTION 2. Persons holding designated positions shall file a
Statement of Economic Interests pursuant to Section 4 of the
Conflict of Interest Code (Title 2, Division 6, California Code of
Regulations, Section 18730). The City Clerk shall carry out the
duties of Filing Officer for the City Council, which is the Code
Reviewing Body.
SECTION 3. Resolution No. 2004 -2247 is hereby rescinded.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall forward a copy of this
resolution to the FPPC.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed
in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of April, 2005.
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Deborah S. Traffenstedt City Clerk
Attachment: Appendices A and B
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APPENDIX A
CITY OF MOORPARK
CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE
DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES
Designated Positions
I. Assistant City Manager
1. Management Analyst
2. Senior Management Analyst
Disclosure Category
1
1
1
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�� -Cle m'-a Administrative Services Department
Works Department
1.
Administrative Services Director(City Clerk)
1
2.
Assistant to City Manager /City Clerk
1
�3.
Assistant City Clerk
1
44.
Deputy City Clerk I
-32
45.
Deputy City Clerk II
32
§6.
Human Resources Analyst
43
-&7.
Human Resources Assistant
�3
8.
Information Systems Manager
1-
9.
Information Systems Supervisor
1
10.
Information Systems Technician
4
VIII.
Pablie wer-ks acrd --City Engineer /Public
Works Department
1.
Assistant City Engineer
1.*-
2.
Associate Engineer
1*
3.
City Engineer
4.
Civil Engineer
1
5.
Management Analyst
1*
1
6.
Public Works Director
1
7.
Public Works Superintendent
1
48.
Public Works Supervisor
1
49.
Senior Maintenance Worker
5
-9- :10.Senior
Management Analyst
1
-1-G11.Traffic Engineer
1*
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Designated Positions Disclosure
Category
IV. Community Development Department
1.
Administrati e
ve Services_Managr
1
-12.
-
Assistant Planner TI
1
3
Assistant Planner II _ _
1
2-3.
^
Associate Planner
1
-34.
Building Inspector
1*
45.
Building Official
-56.
Code Enfereeften-t Compliance Officer I
1*
1
67.
Code En fe } Compliance Officer II
1
q8.
Community Development Director
1
49.
Construction Administrator
1*
-410.
Planning Manager
4-811.
Planning Technician ---I�
1
1
4412.
Principal Planner
4-2-13.
Senior Building Inspector
1
1*
1414.
Senior Management Analyst
1
4-415.
Senior Planner
1
V Administrative
Finance Department
1.
Accountant I
2.
Accountant II
1
§3.
Administrative Services Technician
1
�4
-64.
Budget and Finance Manager
1-
�5.
Deputy City Manager
1
6'
Pldffiinistl2atAve Se=vieesFinance Director
1
47•
18 .
dffl nisziative SeioveesFinance Accounting Manager
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1
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8.
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,
1
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Senior Account Technician _
VI. Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department
1.
Administrative S ecialist
6
2.
Community Services Technician
-56
3.
Maintenance Supervisor
6-
4.
Management Analyst
5.
Management Assistant
1
6.
Parks and Facilities Superintendent
1
1
�7.
Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director
1
8.
Recreation Coordinator I
7
�9.
Recreation Coordinator II
7
410.
Recreation Manager
-911.
Recreation Supervisor
1
4412.5
e-r Active Adult Center Coordinator
7
8
4413.
Senior Maintenance Worker
47-2-14.
Senior Management Analyst
-65
1-
4415.
Vector /Animal Control Specialist
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Designated
Positions
Disclosure Cate
ory
VII. Redevelopment
Agency
1.
Redevelopment
Agency Counsel
1*
2.
Redevelopment
Agency Executive Director
1
3.
Redevelopment
Agency Consultants
1*
4.
Redevelopment
Manager
1
5.
Redevelopment
Agency Secretary
1
6.
Senior Management Analyst
1
VIII. Parks & Recreation Commission Members 1
IX. Assistant City Attorney 1*
Other Designated Consultants 1*
The Fair Political Practice Commission Regulation (2 California Code of Regulations Section
18700) defines "consultant" as an individual who, pursuant to a contract with a state or
local government agency:
(A) Makes a governmental decision whether to:
(i) Approve a rate, rule or regulation;
(ii) Adopt or enforce a law;
(iii) Issue, deny, suspend, or revoke any permit, license, application, certificate,
approval, order or similar authorization or entitlement;
(iv) Authorize the agency to enter into, modify or renew a contract provided it is
the type of contract which requires agency approval;
(v) Grant agency approval to a contract which requires agency approval and in which
the agency is a party or to the specifications for such a contract;
(vi) Grant agency approval to a plan, design, report, study or similar item;
(vii) Adopt, or grant agency approval of, policies, standards, or guidelines for the
agency, or for any subdivision thereof; or
(B) Serves in a staff capacity with the agency and in that capacity performs the same or
substantially all the same duties for the agency that would otherwise be performed by
an individual holding a position specified in the agency's Conflict of Interest Code.
Consultants shall be included in the list of designated positions and shall disclose
pursuant to Category 1, subject to the following limitation:
The City Manager may determine in writing that a particular consultant, although a
"designated position," is hired to perform a range of duties that is limited in scope and
thus is not required to fully comply with the disclosure requirements described in this
section. Such written determination shall include a description of the consultant's
duties and, based upon that description, a statement of the extent of disclosure
requirements. The City Manager's determination is a public record and shall be retained
for public inspection in the same manner and location as this Conflict of Interest Code.
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APPENDIX B
CITY OF MOORPARK
CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE
DISCLOSURE CATEGORIES
Category 1
Any investment or interest in real property, any loan, any gift,
or any income in which the "designated employee" or spouse has an
interest within the jurisdiction of the City of Moorpark, as
defined in this Code; and any investments in business entities or
income from sources which provide supplies, equipment or services
of the type utilized by the department or division for which the
Designated Employee is assigned.
*Disclosure by Consultants
Consultants shall be included in the list of designated employees
and shall disclose pursuant to Category 1, subject to the
following limitation:
The City Manager may determine in writing that a particular
consultant, although a "designated position," is hired to perform
a range of duties that is limited in scope and thus is not
required to fully comply with the disclosure requirements in this
section. Such written determination shall include a description
of the consultant's duties and, based upon that description, a
statement of the extent of disclosure requirements. The City
Manager's determination is a public record and shall be retained
for public inspection in the same manner and location as this
Conflict of Interest Code.
Category -32
Any investment in, or interest from, as defined by the Code, any
person or business entity which provides services, goods or
equipment involving municipal elections, printing services,
records management, or preparation of minutes or transcripts.
I Category 43
Any investment in, or income from, as defined by the Code, any
person or business entity which provides human resources and risk
management related services, goods or equipment including but not
limited to recruitment, testing, selection or placement, temporary
staffing, and insurance and other benefit programs.
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Category -24
Any investment in, or income from, as defined by the Code, any
person or business entity which provides services, goods or
equipment involving purchasing of supplies, equipment, or
services, including but not limited to installation, maintenance
or repair of City equipment such as telephones, - and copiers,
computers and purchasing of City office and computer supplies,
software and equipment. -
Category $5
Any investment in, or income from, as defined by the Code, any
person or business entity which provides parks and recreation and
public works maintenance related services, goods, or equipment,
including but not limited to maintenance of parks, City -owned
facilities /buildings, streets and other public right -of -way.
Category S6
Any investment in, or income from, as defined by the Code, any
person or business entity which provides public transit, solid
waste, recycling, or household hazardous waste related services,
goods or equipment including but not limited to bus and taxi
services, solid waste franchise services, and household hazardous
waste cleanup type services.
Category 7
Any investment in, or income from, as defined by the Code, any
person or business entity which provides parks and recreation
related services, goods, or equipment, including but not limited
contract instructor services, recreation and special event
services and supplies, playground equipment, day care and teen
event services and supplies.
Category 8
Any investment in, or income from, as defined by the Code, any
person or business entity which provides services, goods, or
equipment for seniors, including but not limited contract
instructor services, and recreation and special event services and
supplies.
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Category 9
Any investment in, or income from, as defined by the Code, any
person or business entity which provides vector and /or animal
control related services, goods, or equipment.
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Commission
Political Practices Commission (2 Cal. Code of Regs. sections 18100, et seq.), and any
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or is wholly included within the jurisdiction in which those persons must report their
economic interests pursuant to article 2 of chapter 7 of the Political Reform Act,
Government Code sections 87200, et seq.
In addition, this code does not establish any disclosure obligation for any designated
employees who are designated in a conflict of interest code for another agency, if all of the
following apply:
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(A) The geographical jurisdiction of this agency is the same as or is wholly included within
the jurisdiction of the other agency;
(B) The disclosure assigned in the code of the other agency is the same as that required
under article 2 of chapter 7 of the Political Reform Act, Government Code section 87200;
and
(C) The filing officer is the same for both agencies.
Such persons are covered by this code for disqualification purposes only. With respect to
all other designated employees, the disclosure categories set forth in the Appendix specify
which kinds of economic interests are reportable. Such a designated employee shall
disclose in his or her statement of economic interests those economic interests he or she
has which are of the kind described in the disclosure categories to which he or she is
assigned in the Appendix. It has been determined that the economic interests set forth in a
designated employee's disclosure categories are the kinds of economic interests which he
or she foreseeably can affect materially through the conduct of his or her office.
(4) Section 4. Statements of Economic Interests: Place of Filing.
The code reviewing body shall instruct all designated employees within its code to file
statements of economic interests with the agency or with the code reviewing body, as
provided by the code reviewing body in the agency's conflict of interest code. 2
(5) Section 5. Statements of Economic Interests: Time of Filing
(A) Initial Statements. All designated employees employed by the agency on the effective
date of this code, as originally adopted, promulgated and approved by the code reviewing
body, shall file statements within 30 days after the effective date of this code. Thereafter,
each person already in a position when it is designated by an amendment to this code
shall file an initial statement within 30 days after the effective date of the amendment.
(B) Assuming Office Statements. All persons assuming designated positions after the
effective date of this code shall file statements within 30 days after assuming the
designated positions, or if subject to State Senate confirmation, 30 days after being
nominated or appointed.
(C) Annual Statements. All designated employees shall file statements no later than April
1. (D) Leaving Office Statements. All persons who leave designated positions shall file
statements within 30 days after leaving office.
(5.5) Section 5.5. Statements for Persons Who Resign Prior to Assuming Office.
Any person who resigns within 12 months of initial appointment, or within 30 days of the
date of notice provided by the filing officer to file an assuming office statement, is not
deemed to have assumed office or left office, provided he or she did not make or
participate in the making of, or use his or her position to influence any decision and did not
receive or become entitled to receive any form of payment as a result of his or her
appointment. Such persons shall not file either an assuming or leaving office statement.
(A) Any person who resigns a position within 30 days of the date of a notice from the filing
officer shall do both of the following:
(1) File a written resignation with the appointing power; and
(2) File a written statement with the filing officer declaring under penalty of perjury that
during the period between appointment and resignation he or she did not make,
participate in the making, or use the position to influence any decision of the agency or
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receive, or become entitled to receive, any form of payment by virtue of being appointed to
the position.
(6) Section 6. Contents of and Period Covered by Statements of Economic Interests.
(A) Contents of Initial Statements.
Initial statements shall disclose any reportable investments, interests in real property and
business positions held on the effective date of the code and income received during the
12 months prior to the effective date of the code.
(B) Contents of Assuming Office Statements.
Assuming office statements shall disclose any reportable investments, interests in real
property and business positions held on the date of assuming office or, if subject to State
Senate confirmation or appointment, on the date of nomination, and income received
during the 12 months prior to the date of assuming office or the date of being appointed or
nominated, respectively.
(C) Contents of Annual Statements. Annual statements shall disclose any reportable
investments, interests in real property, income and business positions held or received
during the previous calendar year provided, however, that the period covered by an
employee's first annual statement shall begin on the effective date of the code or the date
of assuming office whichever is later, or for a board or commission member subject to
Government Code section 87302.6, the day after the closing date of the most recent
statement filed by the member pursuant to 2 Cal. Code Regs. section 18754.
(D) Contents of Leaving Office Statements.
Leaving office statements shall disclose reportable investments, interests in real property,
income and business positions held or received during the period between the closing
date of the last statement filed and the date of leaving office.
(7) Section 7. Manner of Reporting.
Statements of economic interests shall be made on forms prescribed by the Fair Political
Practices Commission and supplied by the agency, and shall contain the following
information:
(A) Investments and Real Property Disclosure.
When an investment or an interest in real property3 is required to be reported,4 the
statement shall contain the following:
1. A statement of the nature of the investment or interest;
2. The name of the business entity in which each investment is held, and a general
description of the business activity in which the business entity is engaged;
3. The address or other precise location of the real property;
4. A statement whether the fair market value of the investment or interest in real property
equals or exceeds two thousand dollars ($2,000), exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000),
exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or exceeds one million dollars
($1,000,000).
(B) Personal Income Disclosure. When personal income is required to be reported, 5 the
statement shall contain:
1. The name and address of each source of income aggregating five hundred dollars
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($500) or more in value, or fifty dollars ($50) or more in value if the income was a gift, and
a general description of the business activity, if any, of each source;
2. A statement whether the aggregate value of income from each source, or in the case of
a loan, the highest amount owed to each source, was one thousand dollars ($1,000) or
less, greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000), greater than ten thousand dollars
($10,000), or greater than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000);
3. A description of the consideration, if any, for which the income was received;
4. In the case of a gift, the name, address and business activity of the donor and any
intermediary through which the gift was made; a description of the gift; the amount or
value of the gift; and the date on which the gift was received;
5. In the case of a loan, the annual interest rate and the security, if any, given for the loan
and the term of the loan.
(C) Business Entity Income Disclosure. When income of a business entity, including
income of a sole proprietorship, is required to be reported,6 the statement shall contain:
1. The name, address, and a general description of the business activity of the business
entity;
2. The name of every person from whom the business entity received payments if the
filer's pro rata share of gross receipts from such person was equal to or greater than ten
thousand dollars ($10,000).
(D) Business Position Disclosure. When business positions are required to be reported, a
designated employee shall list the name and address of each business entity in which he
or she is a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or in which he or she holds any
position of management, a description of the business activity in which the business entity
is engaged, and the designated employee's position with the business entity.
(E) Acquisition or Disposal During Reporting Period. In the case of an annual or leaving
office statement, if an investment or an interest in real property was partially or wholly
acquired or disposed of during the period covered by the statement, the statement shall
contain the date of acquisition or disposal.
(8) Section 8. Prohibition on Receipt of Honoraria.
(A) No member of a state board or commission, and no designated employee of a state or
local government agency, shall accept any honorarium from any source, if the member or
employee would be required to report the receipt of income or gifts from that source on his
or her statement of economic interests. This section shall not apply to any part time
member of the governing board of any public institution of higher education, unless the
member is also an elected official.
Subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Government Code section 89501 shall apply to the
prohibitions in this section.
This section shall not limit or prohibit payments, advances, or reimbursements for travel
and related lodging and subsistence authorized by Government Code section 89506.
(8.1) Section 8.1 Prohibition on Receipt of Gifts in Excess of $360
(A) No member of a state board or commission, and no designated employee of a state or
local government agency, shall accept gifts with a total value of more than $360 in a
calendar year from any single source, if the member or employee would be required to
report the receipt of income or gifts from that source on his or her statement of economic
interests. This section shall not apply to any part time member of the governing board of
any public institution of higher education, unless the member is also an elected official.
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Subdivisions (e), (f), and (g) of Government Code section 89503 shall apply to the
prohibitions in this section.
(8.2) Section 8.2. Loans to Public Officials
(A) No elected officer of a state or local government agency shall, from the date of his or
her election to office through the date that he or she vacates office, receive a personal
loan from any officer, employee, member, or consultant of the state or local government
agency in which the elected officer holds office or over which the elected officer's agency
has direction and control.
(B) No public official who is exempt from the state civil service system pursuant to
subdivisions (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of Section 4 of Article VII of the Constitution shall,
while he or she holds office, receive a personal loan from any officer, employee, member,
or consultant of the state or local government agency in which the public official holds
office or over which the public official's agency has direction and control. This subdivision
shall not apply to loans made to a public official whose duties are solely secretarial,
clerical, or manual.
(C) No elected officer of a state or local government agency shall, from the date of his or
her election to office through the date that he or she vacates office, receive a personal
loan from any person who has a contract with the state or local government agency to
which that elected officer has been elected or over which that elected officer's agency has
direction and control. This subdivision shall not apply to loans made by banks or other
financial institutions or to any indebtedness created as part of a retail installment or credit
card transaction, if the loan is made or the indebtedness created in the lender's regular
course of business on terms available to members of the public without regard to the
elected officer's official status.
(D) No public official who is exempt from the state civil service system pursuant to
subdivisions (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of Section 4 of Article VII of the Constitution shall,
while he or she holds office, receive a personal loan from any person who has a contract
with the state or local government agency to which that elected officer has been elected or
over which that elected officer's agency has direction and control. This subdivision shall
not apply to loans made by banks or other financial institutions or to any indebtedness
created as part of a retail installment or credit card transaction, if the loan is made or the
indebtedness created in the lender's regular course of business on terms available to
members of the public without regard to the elected officer's official status. This
subdivision shall not apply to loans made to a public official whose duties are solely
secretarial, clerical, or manual.
(E) This section shall not apply to the following:
1. Loans made to the campaign committee of an elected officer or candidate for elective
office.
2. Loans made by a public official's spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild,
brother, sister, parent -in -law, brother -in -law, sister -in -law, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle, or
first cousin, or the spouse of any such persons, provided that the person making the loan
is not acting as an agent or intermediary for any person not otherwise exempted under this
section.
3. Loans from a person which, in the aggregate, do not exceed five hundred dollars ($500)
at any given time.
4. Loans made, or offered in writing, before January 1, 1998.
(8.3) Section 8.3. Loan Terms.
(A) Except as set forth in subdivision (B), no elected officer of a state or local government
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agency shall, from the date of his or her election to office through the date he or she
vacates office, receive a personal loan of five hundred dollars ($500) or more, except
when the loan is in writing and clearly states the terms of the loan, including the parties to
the loan agreement, date of the loan, amount of the loan, term of the loan, date or dates
when payments shall be due on the loan and the amount of the payments, and the rate of
interest paid on the loan.
(B) This section shall not apply to the following types of loans:
1. Loans made to the campaign committee of the elected officer.
2. Loans made to the elected officer by his or her spouse, child, parent, grandparent,
grandchild, brother, sister, parent -in -law, brother -in -law, sister -in -law, nephew, niece, aunt,
uncle, or first cousin, or the spouse of any such person, provided that the person making
the loan is not acting as an agent or intermediary for any person not otherwise exempted
under this section.
3. Loans made, or offered in writing, before January 1, 1998.
(C) Nothing in this section shall exempt any person from any other provision of Title 9 of
the Government Code.
(8.4) Section 8.4. Personal Loans
(A) Except as set forth in subdivision (B), a personal loan received by any designated
employee shall become a gift to the designated employee for the purposes of this section
in the following circumstances:
1. If the loan has a defined date or dates for repayment, when the statute of limitations for
filing an action for default has expired.
2. If the loan has no defined date or dates for repayment, when one year has elapsed from
the later of the following:
a. The date the loan was made.
b. The date the last payment of one hundred dollars ($100) or more was made on the
loan.
c. The date upon which the debtor has made payments on the loan aggregating to less
than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) during the previous 12 months.
(B) This section shall not apply to the following types of loans:
1. A loan made to the campaign committee of an elected officer or a candidate for elective
office.
2. A loan that would otherwise not be a gift as defined in this title
3. A loan that would otherwise be a gift as set forth under subdivision (A), but on which the
creditor has taken reasonable action to collect the balance due.
4. A loan that would otherwise be a gift as set forth under subdivision (A), but on which the
creditor, based on reasonable business considerations, has not undertaken collection
action. Except in a criminal action, a creditor who claims that a loan is not a gift on the
basis of this paragraph has the burden of proving that the decision for not taking collection
action was based on reasonable business considerations.
5. A loan made to a debtor who has filed for bankruptcy and the loan is ultimately
discharged in bankruptcy.
(C) Nothing in this section shall exempt any person from any other provisions of Title 9 of
the Government Code.
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(9) Section 9. Disqualification.
No designated employee shall make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use
his or her official position to influence the making of any governmental decision which he
or she knows or has reason to know will have a reasonably foreseeable material financial
effect, distinguishable from its effect on the public generally, on the official or a member of
his or her immediate family or on:
(A) Any business entity in which the designated employee has a direct or indirect
investment worth two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more;
(B) Any real property in which the designated employee has a direct or indirect interest
worth two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more;
(C) Any source of income, other than gifts and other than loans by a commercial lending
institution in the regular course of business on terms available to the public without regard
to official status, aggregating five hundred dollars ($500) or more in value provided to,
received by or promised to the designated employee within 12 months prior to the time
when the decision is made;
(D) Any business entity in which the designated employee is a director, officer, partner,
trustee, employee, or holds any position of management; or
(E) Any donor of, or any intermediary or agent for a donor of, a gift or gifts aggregating
$360 or more provided to, received by, or promised to the designated employee within 12
months prior to the time when the decision is made.
(9.3) Section 9.3. Legally Required Participation.
No designated employee shall be prevented from making or participating in the making of
any decision to the extent his or her participation is legally required for the decision to be
made. The fact that the vote of a designated employee who is on a voting body is needed
to break a tie does not make his or her participation legally required for purposes of this
section.
(9.5) Section 9.5. Disqualification of State Officers and Employees.
In addition to the general disqualification provisions of section 9, no state administrative
official shall make, participate in making, or use his or her official position to influence any
governmental decision directly relating to any contract where the state administrative
official knows or has reason to know that any party to the contract is a person with whom
the state administrative official, or any member of his or her immediate family has, within
12 months prior to the time when the official action is to be taken:
(A) Engaged in a business transaction or transactions on terms not available to members
of the public, regarding any investment or interest in real property; or
(B) Engaged in a business transaction or transactions on terms not available to members
of the public regarding the rendering of goods or services totaling in value one thousand
dollars ($1,000) or more.
(10) Section 10. Disclosure of Disqualifying Interest.
When a designated employee determines that he or she should not make a governmental
decision because he or she has a disqualifying interest in it, the determination not to act
may be accompanied by disclosure of the disqualifying interest.
(11) Section 11. Assistance of the Commission and Counsel.
Any designated employee who is unsure of his or her duties under this code may request
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assistance from the Fair Political Practices Commission pursuant to Government Code
section 83114 and 2 Cal. Code Regs. sections 18329 and 18329.5 or from the attorney for
his or her agency, provided that nothing in this section requires the attorney for the agency
to issue any formal or informal opinion.
(12) Section 12. Violations.
This code has the force and effect of law. Designated employees violating any provision of
this code are subject to the administrative, criminal and civil sanctions provided in the
Political Reform Act, Government Code sections 81000 - 91014. In addition, a decision in
relation to which a violation of the disqualification provisions of this code or of Government
Code section 87100 or 87450 has occurred may be set aside as void pursuant to
Government Code section 91003.
NOTE: Authority cited: Section 83112, Government Code. Reference: Sections 87103(e),
87300 87302, 89501, 89502 and 89503, Government Code.
History
1. New section filed 4 -2 -80 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of
Compliance included.
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 1 -9 -81; effective 30 days thereafter.
3. Amendment of subsection (b)(7)(B)1. filed 1- 26 -83; effective 30 days thereafter.
4. Amendment of subsection (b)(7)(A) filed 11- 10 -83; effective 30 days thereafter.
5. Amendment filed 4- 13 -87; effective 5- 13 -87.
6. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 10- 21 -88; effective 11- 20 -88.
7. Amendment of subsections (b)(8)(A) and (b)(8)(B) and numerous editorial changes filed
8- 28 -90; effective 9- 27 -90.
8. Amendment of subsections (b)(3), (b)(8) and renumbering of following subsections and
amendment of NOTE filed 8 -7 -92; effective 9 -7 -92.
9. Amendment filed 2 -4 -93; effective upon filing.
10. Change without regulatory effect adopting COIC for California Mental Health Planning
Council filed 11- 22 -93. Approved by FPPC 9- 21 -93.
11. Change without regulatory effect redesignating COIC for California Mental Health
Planning Council filed 1 -4 -94.
12. Amendment filed and effective 3- 14 -95.
13. Amendment filed and effective 10- 23 -96.
14. Amendment filed and effective 4 -9 -97.
15. Amendment filed and effective 8- 24 -98.
16. Amendment filed and effective 5- 11 -99.
17. Amendment filed 12 -6 -2000; effective 1 -1 -2001.
18. Amendment filed 1 -10 -2001; effective 2 -1 -2001.
19. Amendment filed and effective 2 -13 -2001.
20. Amendment filed 1- 16 -03; effective 1- 01 -03.
21. Amendment filed and effective 01- 01 -05.
1 Designated employees who are required to file statements of economic interests under
any other agency's conflict of interest code, or under article 2 for a different jurisdiction,
may expand their statement of economic interests to cover reportable interests in both
jurisdictions, and file copies of this expanded statement with both entities in lieu of filing
separate and distinct statements, provided that each copy of such expanded statement
filed in place of an original is signed and verified by the designated employee as if it were
an original. See Government Code section 81004.
2See Government Code section 81010 and 2 Cal. Code of Regs. section 18115 for the
duties of filing officers and persons in agencies who make and retain copies of statements
and forward the originals to the filing officer.
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3 For the purpose of disclosure only (not disqualification), an interest in real property does
not include the principal residence of the filer.
4 Investments and interests in real property which have a fair market value of less than
$2,000 are not investments and interests in real property within the meaning of the
Political Reform Act. However, investments or interests in real property of an individual
include those held by the individual's spouse and dependent children as well as a pro rata
share of any investment or interest in real property of any business entity or trust in which
the individual, spouse and dependent children own, in the aggregate, a direct, indirect or
beneficial interest of 10 percent or greater.
5 A designated employee's income includes his or her community property interest in the
income of his or her spouse but does not include salary or reimbursement for expenses
received from a state, local or federal government agency.
6 Income of a business entity is reportable if the direct, indirect or beneficial interest of the
filer and the filer's spouse in the business entity aggregates a 10 percent or greater
interest. In addition, the disclosure of persons who are clients or customers of a business
entity is required only if the clients or customers are within one of the disclosure categories
of the filer.
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