TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Liza Tamura, City Clerk
Quinn Barrow, City Attorney
Matthew Cuevas, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution Adopting the 2015 Conflict of Interest Code for the City of Manhattan Beach (City Clerk Tamura).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 14-0050
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 14-0050 approving the 2015 Conflict of Interest Code.
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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 2012 code adoption (which covered calendar years 2013 and 2014).
DISCUSSION:
As determined by the City Manager and Department Heads, Exhibit "A" of Resolution No. 14-0050 (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.
It is also important to note that while the City Councilmembers, City Treasurer, City Manager, City Attorney and Planning Commissioners are not listed in the City's Conflict of Interest Code, 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.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 14-0050 approving the 2015 Conflict of Interest Code which is valid for calendar years 2015-2016.
Attachment:
1. Resolution No. 14-0050 Adopting 2015 Conflict Code