REPORT TO COUNCIL
AND AUTHORITIES
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt the following City of Santa Clara and related agencies' Resolutions Amending the Conflict of Interest Codes for Designated Positions as Required by the Political Reform Act and Regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission:
1. City of Santa Clara
2. Santa Clara Stadium Authority
3. Bayshore North Project Enhancement
4. Public Facilities Financing Corporation
5. Sports and Open Space Authority
6. Housing Authority
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
The California Political Reform Act requires all public officials, employees, and consultants who make or participate in the making of governmental decisions to disclose any economic interest that could be affected by those decisions. Under Government Code Section 87302 of the Political Reform Act, certain designated officials and employees of the City are required to file a Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700) because of the nature of their position with the public agency. These officials, staff members and consultants serve in positions that been designated by the City's Conflict of Interest Code as being required to file such statements.
Local agencies are required to conduct a periodic review their Conflict of Interest Codes to determine if they are accurate, or alternatively, if the Codes must be amended. Amendments are necessary periodically, particularly when anew official or employee positions are added, deleted, or responsibilities are changed.
DISCUSSION
The accompanying Resolutions provide that the City of Santa Clara's and Authorities' Conflict of Interest Codes be amended to include an updated List of Designated Positions Required to File. Changes that occurred from the prior version of the Conflict of Interest are redlined in the Attachments.
Below is a summary of the changes from the prior version:
1. Updated Designated Positions:
The list of Designated Positions have been up...
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