CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
June 6, 2022
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: James Makshanoff, City Manager
Submitted By: Rosalia A. Butler, City Clerk
SUBJECT: MANDATED BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE CITY’S CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council direct staff to review the City’s current Conflict of Interest Code.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Political Reform Act (Government Code Section 87306.5) requires every local government agency to review its Conflict of Interest Code (“Code”) every even-numbered year (biennially) and determine whether the Code needs to be amended. This process begins with the City Council directing staff to review the current Conflict of Interest Code for any updates and amendments.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to this action.
DISCUSSION:
Government Code Section 87306.5 mandates that local government agencies review its Conflict of Interest Code biennially. The City Council is the code reviewing body for the City of Pomona, Pomona Housing Authority, and the Pomona Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency. The City Council must direct staff to review its Code. No later than October 1st of each even-numbered year, staff must submit to the City Council a report indicating whether or not an amendment is necessary. Since October 1 falls on a Saturday this year, the date for submitting notice to Council is no later than October 3, 2022.
City staff will begin reviewing each City position to determine whether it should be included on the list of designated Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) filers. By October 3, 2022, a report will advise the City Council whether or not amendments need to be made to the existing Code. If amendments are necessary, the revised Code will be placed on a City Council agenda for review no later than December 5, 2022. A City’s amended code is not effective until it has been approved by the City Council.
Prepared by:
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Karla Shipman, CMC
Deputy City Clerk II
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment No. 1 – Resolution No. 2020-179: City’s Current Conflict of Interest Code Attachment No. 2 – Resolution No. 2020-180: Housing Authority’s Current Conflict of Interest Code Attachment No. 3 – Resolution No. 2016-173: Successor Agency’s Current Conflict of Interest Code Biennial Review of City’s Conflict of Interest Code