Agenda Item No: N.1
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: March 4, 2025
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: David Gassaway, City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution 2025-30 CM Conflict of Interest Update 2025
Approving Amendments to the City of Fairfield Conflict of Interest Code
Funding Source: N/A
Contact: Esther Beavers, (707) 428-7402
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt resolution.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE
Government Code Section 87306 requires amending the City’s Conflict of Interest Code whenever new positions are created or in the event of any reclassification, renaming, or deletion of previously designated positions (those positions that involve the making or participation in the making of decisions that may have a foreseeable material effect on any financial interest). The attached resolution satisfies the requirements of this Government Code section.
Government Code Section 53234 requires elected officials and City staff listed in the City’s Conflict of Interest Code to take the required Assembly Bill (AB) 1234 Ethics Training biannually.
DISCUSSION
Government Code Section 87306 requires a local agency to amend the Conflict of Interest Code whenever a change occurs that affects the code. The types of changes that warrant amendments include:
1. The creation of a new position wh ich involves the making of, or participation in the making of, decisions which may foreseeably have a material effect on any financial interest; and/or
2. The reclassification, renaming, or deletion of a previously designated position.
City department heads should review the list of positions required to file a Conflict of Interest Code annually to determine whether necessary amendments are needed.
The City last revised its Conflict of Interest Code in Resolution 2024-45. The resolution contained the list of designated positions, assigned disclosure categories, and the description of the disclosure categories. The following amendments are now proposed:
The following positions have been added to the list of designated positions in Exhibit A:
Deputy Director of Community and Economic Development I.T. Analyst Senior
FINANCIAL IMPACT
N/A
PUBLIC CONTACT/ADVISORY BODY RECOMMENDATION
N/A
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
City Council may choose not to approve the proposed changes.
COORDINATED WITH
N/A
STAFF CONTACT
Esther Beavers, Deputy City Clerk
(707) 428-7402
[email protected]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 2: Proposed Resolution
Attachment 3: Exhibit A – Proposed Changes
Attachment 4: Exhibits B – Summary of Categories