REPORT TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt the Stadium Authority's Resolution Amending the Conflict of Interest Codes for Designated Positions as Required by the Political Reform Act and Regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission
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 have been designated by the Stadium Authority's Conflict of Interest Code as being required to file such statements.
Under the Political Reform Act, an individual consulting to a government agency is required to file a Form 700 when they assume office and annually thereafter if the consultant makes governmental decisions as defined in the FPPC regulations or when they serve in a staff capacity and participate in governmental decisions or performs the duties of an individual in the agency's conflict-of-interest code. Not every person that is subject to the Act has to file a Form 700, just statutory filers who are expressly listed in the Act and designated officials who the agency designate in the conflict of interest code, which includes new positions or consultants who meet the standard above.
DISCUSSION
All public officials, including "consultants," are prohibited from making, participating in making, or influencing any government decision having a foreseeable, material financial effect on their economic interests. This conflict of interest prohibition applies irrespective of whethe...
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