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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 10 - 2024 Local Agency Biennial Notice RE: Conflict of Interest Code ReviewCity Clerk's Office www.santa-ana.org/city-clerk Item # 10 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report August 20, 2024 TOPIC: Conflict of Interest Code Review AGENDA TITLE 2024 Local Agency Biennial Notice RE: Conflict of Interest Code Review RECOMMENDED ACTION Receive and file the Fair Political Practices Commission 2024 Local Agency Biennial Notice advising that the City's Conflict of Interest Code is currently under review. GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No DISCUSSION The Political Reform Act requires local agencies to file a biennial notice with the code reviewing body, the City Council, by no later than October 1, 2024, advising whether any amendments to the City's Conflict of Interest Code are necessary. The code is currently under review to determine whether any amendments are necessary. Following the receipt and filing of the 2024 Biennial Notice, staff will provide sufficient notice of the revisions and present the revised code for City Council consideration and approval by no later than December 30, 2024. The City adopted its first Conflict of Interest Code in 1976, with the various offices, agencies, and departments of the City of Santa Ana maintaining Conflict of Interest Codes pursuant to the Political Reform Act since that time. The most recent amendment to the Conflict of Interest Code was completed in September 2022. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. EXHIBIT(S) 1. 2024 Local Agency Biennial Notice Submitted By: Jennifer L. Hall, City Clerk Approved By: Alvaro Nunez, City Manager Name of Agency: Mailing Address: Contact Person: 2024 Local Agency Biennial Notice City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, M-30, Santa Ana, CA 92702 Jennifer L. Hall Email: Jhall@santa-ana.org Phone No. 714-647-6520 Alternate Email: cityclerk@santa-ana.org Accurate disclosure is essential to monitor whether officials have conflicts of interest and to help ensure public trust in government. The biennial review examines current programs to ensure that the agency's code includes disclosure by those agency officials who make or participate in making governmental decisions. This agency has reviewed its conflict of interest code and has determined that (check one BOX): 0 An amendment is required. The following amendments are necessary: (Check all that apply.) ■ Include new positions ■ Revise disclosure categories ■ Revise the titles of existing positions ■ Delete titles of positions that have been abolished and/or positions that no longer make or participate in making governmental decisions ■ Other (describe) 0 The code is currently under review by the code reviewing body. No amendment is required. (If your code is over five years old, amendments may be necessary.) Verification (to be completed if no amendment is required) This agency's code accurately designates all positions that make or participate in the making of governmental decisions. The disclosure assigned to those positions accurately requires that all investments, business positions, interests in real property, and sources of income that may foreseeably be affected materially by the decisions made by those holding designated positions are reported. The code includes all other provisions required by Government Code Section 87302. Signature of Chief Executive Officer Date All agencies must complete and return this notice regardless of how recently your code was approved or amended. Please return this notice no later than October 1, 2024, or by the date specified by your agency, if earlier, to: (PLACE RETURN ADDRESS OF CODE REVIEWING BODY HERE) PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS FORM TO THE FPPC. www.fppc.ca.gov FPPC Advice: advice fppc.ca.gov (866.275.3772) Page 1 of 1