REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 13, 2020
FROM: YVONNE SPENCE, City Clerk
City Clerk’s Office
SUBJECT
Title
RESOLUTION - Amending certain designated positions which shall be subject to the Conflict of Interest Code and defining categories of disclosure for such positions
Body
RECOMMENDATION
To continue to comply with the Political Reform Act, staff recommends that the attached resolution revising some of the Exhibits to the City of Fresno’s Conflict of Interest Code be adopted.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Political Reform Act requires all governing agencies to review and update their Conflict of Interest Code, annually if necessary. As April 1, 2020 is the filing deadline for 2019, the City Council customarily conducts this review in November of each year so that required filers are identified prior to the annual filing period of January 1, 2020 through April 1, 2020.
BACKGROUND
In accordance with the Political Act of 1974, the City Council is the code reviewing body for the City of Fresno’s Conflict of Interest Code. Part of the City of Fresno’s Conflict Code consists of the Exhibits, which list the employee classifications required to file statements of economic interests, together with the types of economic interest those employees filing the classifications must disclose.
This item was before Council for approval on November 14, 2019 and was approved as Council Resolution 2019-233. Since then, several changes have been identified and submitted to the City Clerk’s Office. The requested changes are outlined in the exhibits in “red”.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS - NA
LOCAL PREFERENCE - NA
FISCAL IMPACT - NA
Attachment: Amended Exhibits