RESOLUTION NO. 2022-115
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FONTANA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING AN
AMENDED CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE PURSUANT TO
THE POLITICAL REFORM ACT OF 1974
WHEREAS, the State of Califor nia enacted the Political Reform Act of 1974, Government Code Section 81000, et seq. (the "Act"), which contains provisions relating to conflicts of interest which potentially affect all officers, employees and consultants of the City of Fontana (the “City”), and which requires all public agencies to adopt and promulgate a conflict-of-interest code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a Conflict of Interest Code (the "Code") which was amended on November 10, 2020, in compliance with the Act; and WHEREAS, subsequent changed circumstances within the City have made it advisable and necessary pursuant to Sections 87306 and 87307 of the Act to amend and update the City’s Code; and
WHEREAS, the potential penalties for violation of the provisions of the Act are substantial and may include criminal and civil liability, as well as equitable relief which could result in the City being restrained or prevented from acting in cases where the provisions of the Act may have been violated; and
WHEREAS, notice of the time and place of a public meeting on, and of consideration by the City Council of, the proposed amended Code was provided to each affected designated employee and was publicly posted for review; and WHEREAS, a public meeting was held up on the proposed amended Code at a regular meeting of the City Council on September 13, 2022, at which all present were given an opportunity to be heard on the proposed amended Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Fontana that:
Section 1. The City Council does hereby approve and adopt the proposed amended Conflict of Interest Code, a copy of which is attached hereto and shall be on file with the Deputy City Clerk and available to the public for inspection and copying; Section 2. The said amended Conflict of In terest Code shall become effective immediately after the date of its adoption and approval.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of September 2022.
READ AND APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
City Attorney
I, Germaine McClellan Key, City Clerk of t he City of Fontana, and Ex-Officio Clerk of the City Council, do hereby certify that the for egoing Resolution is the actual Resolution duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regul ar meeting thereof, held on September 13. ,2022, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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City Clerk of the City of Fontana
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Mayor of the City of Fontana
ATTEST:
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City Clerk