TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Liza Tamura, City Clerk
Quinn Barrow, City Attorney
Martha Alvarez, Senior Deputy City Clerk
SUBJECT:Title
Adopt Resolution No. 16-0048 Approving the 2017 Conflict of Interest Code for the City of Manhattan Beach (City Clerk Tamura).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 16-0048
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 16-0048 approving the 2017 Conflict of Interest Code for the calendar years 2017-2018.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with this recommendation.
BACKGROUND:
The California Political Reform Act requires that every local governmental agency review its Conflict of Interest Code biennially to determine if it is accurate and up-to-date or, alternatively, the Code must be amended. Once the determination has been made, a notice must be submitted to the City Council (as the Code reviewing body) no later than October 1 of even-numbered years. In keeping with the mandate, staff has prepared an updated Conflict of Interest Code incorporating the changes in designated positions that have been modified, added or deleted since the 2014 code adoption (which covered calendar years 2015 and 2016).
DISCUSSION:
As determined by the City Manager and Department Heads, Exhibit “A” of Resolution No. 16-0048 (Attachment 1) provides the list of designated positions which reflects all officers and employees that are deemed to make, or participate in the making of, decisions which may have a foreseeable material effect on a financial interest.
The City Councilmembers, City Treasurer, City Manager, City Attorney and Planning Commissioners are not listed in the City’s Conflict of Interest Code, as they are listed by law under Government Code Section 87200 as mandatory public official filers of the Statement of Economic Interests, Form 700.
All other provisions of the Conflict of Interest Code consistent with the foregoing amendment shall continue in full force and affect.
PUBLIC OUTREACH/INTEREST:
After analysis, staff determined that public outreach was not required for this issue.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The City has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that this activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has approved the attached resolution “As to Form.”
Attachment:
1. Resolution No. 16-0048 Adopting the 2017 Conflict of Interest Code