RESOLUTION R20XX-XX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANTECA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, UPDATING THE CITY’S CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE FOR 2022 - 2024 WHEREAS, The Political Reform Act (Government Code Section 81000, et seq.) and the implementing regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission (set forth in 2 Cal. Code of Regulations sections 18722 – 18740, and 18750 – 18756) documents the legal parameters and procedures by which every state and local government agency is required to adopt and promulgate a Conflict of Interest Code to identify the positions within the agency for which public officials and designated employees required to disclose specified financial interests through the annual filing of a Statement of Economic Interest (commonly known as “Form 700”); and WHEREAS, consistent with this requirement of the Political Reform Act, the City Council has regularly updated its Conflict of Interest Code to incorporate changes in the City’s organizational structure and to address changes in relevant laws and regulations; and WHEREAS, on December 15, 2020, the City Council adopted the City’s Conflict of Interest Code for the years 2020 through 2022; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meetings of the City Council identified herein, including any supporting reports by City Staff, and any information provided during public meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Manteca, as follows:
1. The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are true and correct, and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s adoption of this Resolution.
2. The City Council hereby determines that the City’s Conflict of Interest Code for the term commencing on the effective date of this resolution, as documented on Exhibits “A” and “B” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, identifies the categories of public officials and employees, and each respective category of financial interest which should be publicly reported in accordance with the requirements of the Political Reform Act. Accordingly, each person identified on Exhibit “A” as a “Government Code Section 87200 Filer” or as a “designated employee” shall file with the City Clerk a Statement of Economic Interests (providing the information required by the relevant Disclosure Category identified on Exhibits “A” and “B”).
3. The City Council hereby adopts the terms of FPPC Regulation Section 18730, and incorporates those terms by reference, as a part of this adopted Conflict of Interest Code.
4. The City Clerk shall retain custody of the Statements of Economic Interests and make those Statements available for public inspection and reproduction pursuant to Government Code Section 81008. To the extent that Statements of Economic Interest are posted on the City’s website, confidential information included on any Statement of Economic Interests (such as an official’s address, telephone number, or signature block), will be redacted in accordance with FPPC Regulation Section 18756(e).
5. Any violation of any provision of this Code is subject to the administrative, criminal, and civil sanctions provided in the Political Reform Act, Government Code Sections 81000 et seq.
6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Manteca at a public meeting of said City Council held on the 20th day of September, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
MAYOR: _______________________________
BENJAMIN J. CANTU
Mayor
ATTEST: ______________________________
CASSANDRA CANDINI-TILTON
City Clerk
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