CITY OF RIALTO
LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
California Government Code § 84308, commonly referred to as the "Levine Act," precludes an Officer of a local government agency from participating in the award of a license, permit, or other entitlement for use, including all contracts except as specified in the Levine Act, if he or she receives any political contributions totaling more than $250 in the 12 months preceding the pendency of the award of the license, permit, other entitlement for use, or contract, and for 12 months following the final decision, from the person or company awarded the license, permit, other entitlement, or contract. This prohibition applies to contributions to the Officer, or received by the Officer on behalf of any other Officer, or on behalf of any candidate for office or on behalf of any committee. The Levine Act also requires disclosure of such contributions by a party to be awarded a specified contract. Please refer to the Attachment "A" for the complete statutory language.
Current member of the City of Rialto City Council are:
Deborah Robertson, Mayor
Andy Carrizales, Mayor Pro Tem
Ed Scott
Rafael Trujillo
Joe Baca
1. Have you or your company, or any agent on behalf of you or your company, made any political contributions of more than $250 to any Rialto City Council Member(s) in the 12 months preceding the submittal of any pplication relating to the matter for which you are seeking or requesting approval of a license, permit, othe ntitlement for use, or a contract
YES X. NO
If yes, please identify the Council Member(s):
2. Do you or your company, or any agency on behalf of you or your company, anticipate or plan to make any political contributions of more than $250 to any Rialto City Council Member(s) in the 12 months following the award of the license, permit, other entitlement for use, or a contract?
YES X NO
If yes, please identify the Council Member(s):
Answering yes to either of the two questions above does not preclude the City Council from awarding a license, permit, other entitlement for use, or a contract to your firm. It does, however, preclude the identified Council Member(s) from participating in the award process for this license, permit, other entitlement for use, or contract.
Date: 04/10/24
(SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL)
Chris Sanfurd Autharize Signatery
(TYPE OR WRITE NAME AND TITLE)
AIREF Rialto Commerce Center lI LP
(TYPE OR WRITE NAME OF COMPANY)
ATTACHMENT "A"
THE LEVINE ACT
Government Code Section 84308
(a) The definitions set forth in this subdivision shall govern the interpretation of this section. (1) "Party" means any person who files an application for. or is the subject of, a proceeding involving a license. permit. or other entitlement for use.
"Participant" means any person who is not a party but who actively supports or opposes a particular decision in a proceeding involving a license. permit. or other entitlement for use and who has a financial interest in the decision, as described in Article 1 (commencing with Section 87100) of Chapter 7. A person actively supports or opposes a particular decision in a proceeding if that person lobbies in person the officers or employees of the agency, testifies in person before the agency, or otherwise acts to influence officers of the agency.
(3) "Agency" means an agency as defined in Section 82003 except that it does not include the courts or any agency in the judicial branch of government, the Legislature. the Board of Equalization. or constitutional officers. However, this section applies to any person who is a member of an exempted agency but is acting as a voting member of another agency. (4) "Officer" means any elected or appointed officer of an agency, any alternate to an elected or appointed officer of an agency, and any candidate for elective office in an agency. (5) "License. permit, or other entitlement for use" means all business. professional, trade, and land use licenses and permits and all other entitlements for use, including all entitlements for land use. all contracts (other than competitively bid. labor, or personal employment contracts). and all franchises. (6) "Contribution" includes contributions to candidates and committees in federal. state. or local elections.
While a proceeding involving a license, permit. or other entitlement for use is pending. and for 12 months following the date a final decision is rendered in the proceeding, an officer of an agency shall not accept. solicit, or direct a contribution of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) from any party or a party's agent, or from any participant or a participant's agent if the officer knows or has reason to know that the participant has a financial interest. as that term is used in Article 1 (commencing with Section 87100) of Chapter 7. This prohibition shall apply regardless of whether the officer accepts. solicits. or directs the contribution on the officer's own behalf. or on behalf of any other officer, or on behalf of any candidate for office or on behalf of any committee. (C) Prior to rendering any decision in a proceeding involving a license, permit. or other entitlement for use pending before an agency, each officer of the agency who received a contribution within the preceding 12 months in an amount of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) from a party or from any participant shall disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding. An officer of an agency shall not make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use the officer's official position to influence the decision in a proceeding involving a license. permit, or other entitlement for use pending before the agency if the officer has willfully or knowingly received a contribution in an amount of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within the preceding 12 months from a party or a party's agent. or from any participant or a participant's agent if the officer knows or has reason to know that the participant has a financial interest in the decision. as that term is described with respect to public officials in Article 1 (commencing with Section 87100) of Chapter 7.
(d) (1) If an officer receives a contribution which would otherwise require disqualification under this section, and returns the contribution within 30 days from the time the officer knows. or should have known. about the contribution and the proceeding involving a license. permit. or other entitlement for use. the officer shall be permitted to participate in the proceeding. (2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), if an officer accepts. solicits. or directs a contribution of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) during the 12 months after the date a final decision is rendered in ATTACHMENT "A"
the proceeding in violation of subdivision (b), the officer may cure the violation by returning the contribution. or the portion of the contribution in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), within 14 days of accepting, soliciting, or directing the contribution, whichever comes latest. (B) An officer may cure a violation as specified in subparagraph (A) only if the officer did not knowingly and willfully accept, solicit, or direct the prohibited contribution. (C) An officer's controlled committee. or the officer if no controlled committee exists. shall maintain records of curing any violation pursuant to this paragraph. (e) (1) A party to a proceeding before an agency involving a license, permit. or other entitlement for use shall disclose on the record of the proceeding any contribution in an amount of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) made within the preceding 12 months by the party or the party's agent. (2) A party, or agent to a party, to a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use pending before any agency or a participant. or agent to a participant, in the proceeding shall not make a contribution of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) to any officer of that agency during the proceeding and for 12 months following the date a final decision is rendered by the agency in the proceeding.
When a closed corporation is a party to, or a participant in, a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use pending before an agency, the majority shareholder is subject to the disclosure and prohibition requirements specified in this section. (f) This section shall not be construed to imply that any contribution subject to being reported under this title shall not be so reported.