RESOLUTION NO. 2026-1
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, UPDATING THE
APPENDIX OF DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES AND
APPENDIX OF DISCLOSURE CATEGORIES OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST CODE
WHEREAS, the California PoliticalReform Act, Government Code Sections 81000 et seq. (“Act”),requiresevery localgovernmental agency to adopt and promulgate a Conflict-of-interestCode;
WHEREAS, the Fair PoliticalPractices Commission (“FPPC”) has adopted regulationsforcompliance with the Act under Division6 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations (“Regulations”);
WHEREAS, Section 18730 of the Regulations provides that incorporation by reference of the terms of Section 18730, along with the designation of employees by position(“Designated Employees”) who make or participatein the making of decisions which may foreseeably have a material effecton economic interests,and the formulation of disclosurecategories specifyingwhich kinds of economic interestsare reportable by Designated Employees intheirStatement of Economic Interests,constitute theadoption and promulgation of a Conflict-of-interestCode as requiredby Government Code Section 87300 or the amendment of a Conflict-of-interest Code within themeaning of Government Code Section 87306;
WHEREAS, on February 26, 1990, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 90- 21, whereby Section 18730 of the Regulations was adopted by reference as the Conflict- of-interestCode forthe Cityof Newport Beach, along with a Designation of Employees; WHEREAS, subsequent to February 26, 1990, the City Council periodically adopted resolutionsupdating the Appendix of Designated Employees and the Appendix of DisclosureCategories to reflectpersonnel and staffingpositionchanges; WHEREAS, California Assembly Bill No. 1170, effective January 1, 2025, amended Government Code Section 87500 to require that all positions designated in Government Code Section 87200 filetheir Statements of Economic Interestsdirectlywith the FPPC using the FPPC’s electronicfilingsystem, but did not change the existing requirement that the City’sDesignated Employees and other designated positionsfile theirStatements of Economic Interestsdirectlywith the City Clerk;and Attachment A
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WHEREAS, the CityCouncil desiresto adopt an updated Appendix of Designated Employees and Appendix of Disclosure Categories to reflectcontinuing personnel and staffingpositionchanges in effectas of the date of this resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, resolves as follows:
The Regulations, as required by Section 18730, are incorporatedSection 1:
herein by thisreference.
The Appendix of Designated Employees, attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by thisreference, ishereby adopted and incorporated as part of the Cityof Newport Beach’s Conflict-of-interestCode.
Section 2:
Section 3: The Appendix of Disclosure Categories,attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated herein by thisreference,ishereby adopted and incorporated as part of the Cityof Newport Beach’s Conflict-of-interestCode.
Section 4: All previously adopted Appendices of Designated Employees and Appendices of Disclosure Categories are hereby superseded.
Section 5: All positionsdesignated in Government Code Section 87200 shall filetheir Statements of Economic Interests directlywith the FPPC using the FPPC’s electronicfilingsystem.
Section 6: With the exception of those positionsdesignated in Government Code Section 87200, allDesignated Employees and other positionslistedinthe Appendix of Designated Employees shallfiletheirStatements of Economic Interestselectronically with the City Clerk.
The City Clerk ishereby instructedto take allnecessary actions toSection 7; implement compliance with the Regulations, includingpreparation and distributionof necessary reportingforms and the subsequent filingand recording of allrequired reports.
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The recitals provided above are true and correct and are incorporatedintothe substantiveportionof thisresolution.
Section 8:
ADOPTED this13th day of January, 2026.
Lauren Kleiman
Mayor
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway
CityClerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
Aaron C. Flarp
CityAttorney
Attachments: Exhibit1 - 2026 Designated Employees List
Exhibit2 - Appendix of Disclosure Categories
EXHIBIT 1
APPENDIX OF DESIGNATED POSITIONS
(including elected officials and consultants)
Departments/Positions
Disclosure
Categories
City Council GC §87200
Office of the City Attorney
City Attorney GC §87200
Assistant City Attorney 1
Deputy City Attorney 1
Office of the City Clerk
City Clerk 1
Assistant City Clerk 1
Office of the City Manager
City Manager GC §87200
Assistant City Manager 1
Deputy City Manager 1
Public Information Manager 1
Management Analyst 2
IT Manager 2
IT Supervisor 2
Community Development Department
Community Development Director 1
Deputy Community Development Director 1
Systems & Administrator Manager 2
Administrative Analyst 2, 3, 4
Building Division:
Real Property Administrator 3, 4
Senior Plan Check Engineer 3, 4
Principal Building Inspector 3, 4
Senior Building Inspector 3, 4
Building Inspector II 3, 4
Principal Civil Engineer 3, 4
Senior Civil Engineer 3, 4
Civil Engineer 3, 4
0BEMS Plans Examiner 3, 4
1BPrincipal Engineer 3, 4
2BSenior Plan Check Engineer 3, 4
3BPlanning Technician 3, 4
4BPermit Technician Supervisor 3, 4
3, 4
Department/Positions
Disclosure
Categories
Planning Division:
Planning Manager 1
Principal Planner 1
Senior Planner 2, 3, 4
Associate Planner 2, 3, 4
Assistant Planner 3, 4
Code Enforcement Supervisor 3, 4
Code Enforcement Officer, Senior 3, 4
Code Enforcement Officer I 3, 4
3, 4
Administrative Services & Finance Department
Administrative Services and Finance Director/City Treasurer GC §87200 Deputy Finance Director 1
Revenue Manager 2, 3
Finance Manager 2, 3
Purchasing and Contracts Administrator 2
Senior Accountant 2
Senior Buyer 2
Buyer 2
Deputy Director of Human Resources 2
Human Resources Manager 2
Senior Human Resources Analyst 2
Fire Department
Fire Chief 1
Assistant Fire Chief 1
Assistant Fire Chief of Lifeguard Operations 1
EMS Division Chief 1
Fire Marshal 1
EMS Captain 2
Administrative Manager 2
Deputy Fire Marshal 3, 4
Senior Fire Inspector 3, 4
Senior Fire Inspector 3, 4
Fire Services Coordinator 2
2 Harbor Department
Harbormaster/Director 1
Deputy Harbormaster 1
Library Services Department
Library Services Director 1
Library Services Manager 2
Adult Services Coordinator (Librarian III) 2
Branch and Youth Services Coordinator (Librarian III) 2 Circulation and Technical Processing Coordinator (Librarian III) 2
Department/Positions
Disclosure
Categories
Police Department
Chief of Police 1
Deputy Chief of Police 1
Support Services Administrator 1
Executive Officer to the Chief of Police 2
Support Services Lieutenant 2
Police Fiscal Service/Facility Manager 2
Public Works Department
5BAdministration and Finance Division:
Public Works Director 1
Public Works Finance/Administrative Manager 1
Administrative Analyst 2
Senior Management Analyst 2
6BEngineering and Transportation Division:
Deputy Public Works Director/City Engineer – Public Works 1 Administrative Manager 2, 3, 4
Assistant City Engineer 2, 3, 4
City Traffic Engineer 1
Principal Civil Engineer 2, 3, 4
Senior Civil Engineer 2, 3
Senior Civil Engineer-Plan Check 3, 4
Associate Civil Engineer 2,3,4
Senior Public Works Inspector 2, 3, 4
Public Works Inspector 2, 3, 4
Public Works Inspector II 2, 3, 4
Senior Engineer 2, 3, 4
Construction Manager 2, 3, 4
3, 4
7BMunicipal Operations Department:
Municipal Operations Director 1
Deputy Director of Municipal Operations 1
Assets Maintenance Manager 2, 4
City Arborist 2, 3, 4
Refuse Manager 2, 3, 4
Field Maintenance Manager 2, 3
Parks and Trees Manager 2, 3, 4
Equipment Maintenance Supervisor 2
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor 2, 4
Landscape Maintenance Supervisor 2
Recreation and Senior Services Department
Recreation and Senior Services Director 1
Deputy Recreation and Senior Services Director 2
Recreation and Senior Services Manager 2
Department/Positions
Disclosure
Categories
Utilities Department
Utilities Director 1
Field Superintendent II 2
Operations Support Superintendent 2
Senior Management Analyst 2
Boards, Commissions and Committees
Disclosure
Categories
Boards, Commissions and Committees
Board of Library Trustees 2
Building and Fire Board of Appeals 3, 4
City Arts Commission 2
Civil Service Board 3
Finance Committee 1
Harbor Commission 3, 4
Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission 4
Planning Commission GC §87200
Consultants
Consultants shall be included in the list of designated employees and shall disclose pursuant to the broadest disclosure category in the code subject to the following limitation:
The Department Director may determine in writing that a particular consultant, although a “designated position,” is hired to perform a range of duties that is limited in scope and thus is not required to fully comply with the disclosure requirements described in this section.
Such written determination shall include a description of the consultant’s duties and, based upon that description, a statement of the extent of disclosure requirements. The Department Director’s determination is a public record and shall be retained for public inspection in the same manner and location as this conflict of interest code.
1 EXHIBIT 2
APPENDIX OF DISCLOSURE CATEGORIES
CATEGORY DESCRIPTION OF CATEGORY
GC 87200 Must disclose all personal investments and business positions in business entities, sources of income and interests in real property within Newport Beach. The original Form 700 is filed with the City Clerk who sends the original to the FPPC. 1 DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES WHOSE DUTIES ARE BROAD AND INDEFINABLE.
Must disclose all personal investments and business positions in business entities, sources of income and interests in real property within Newport Beach.
CONSULTANTS shall disclose pursuant to the broadest disclosure category in the code subject to the following limitation:
The Department Director may determine in writing that a particular consultant, although a “designated position,” is hired to perform a range of duties that is limited in scope and thus is not required to fully comply with the disclosure requirements described in this section. Such written determination shall include a description of the consultant’s duties and, based upon that description, a statement of the extent of disclosure requirements. The Department Director’s determination is a public record and shall be retained for public inspection in the same manner and location as this conflict of interest code.
2 DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES WHOSE DUTIES INVOLVE CONTRACTING OR PURCHASING.
Must disclose investments and business positions in business entities within Newport Beach and income from sources within Newport Beach which manufacture, sell or provide supplies, materials, books, machinery, services, equipment or computer equipment of the type utilized by the City, or utilized by the employee’s department.
3 DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES WHOSE DUTIES INVOLVE REGULATORY POWERS.
Must disclose all investments and business positions in business entities within Newport Beach, and income from sources within Newport Beach which are subject to the regulatory, permit or licensing authority of the City of Newport Beach. 4 DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES WHOSE DECISIONS MAY AFFECT REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS.
Must disclose investments and business positions in business entities within Newport Beach, and income from sources within Newport Beach which engage in land development, construction or the acquisition or sale of real property, and all interests in real property. 5 POSITIONS WHICH INVOLVE CITY SELF-INSURANCE BENEFITS.
Must disclose all interests in real property, investments and business positions in business entities within Newport Beach and sources of income within Newport Beach from:
a) Persons or entities which provide services, supplies, materials, machinery or equipment of the type utilized by the agency.
b) Entities which are engaged in the business of insurance including, but not limited to, insurance companies, carriers, holding companies, underwriters, brokers, solicitors, agents, adjusters, claims managers and actuaries.
c) Financial institutions including, but not limited to, banks, savings and loan associations and credit unions.
d) Entities or persons who have filed a claim, or have a claim pending, against the agency.