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GOVERNMENTAL PROCESSES COMMITTEE
September 4, 2024
RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE 2.78 -
CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT
ANNUAL REVIEW
PRESENTATION
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2 Under Prohibited Conduct of the Code of Ethics, the Board of Ethics recommends separating vio lations pertaining to “Local Law” from “Federal and State laws” as reflected on next slide:
RMC 2.78.060 Prohibited conduct.
M. Violations of Federal, state, or Local Law Prohibited. No public official of the City of Riverside shall intentionally or repeatedly violate the Charter of the City of Riverside, the Riverside Municipal Code, or any established policies of the City of Riverside affecting the operations of local government or be convicted of violation of any state or federal law pertaining to the office which they hold .
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3 M. Violations of Local Law Prohibited . No public official of the City of Riverside shall intentionally or repeatedly violate the Charter of the City of Riverside, the Riverside Municipal Code, or any established policies of the City of Riverside affecting the operations of local government.
N. Convictions of Federal or State law affecting their office Prohibited. No public official of the City of Riverside shall be convicted of a violation of any state or federal law that affects the performance of their duties in the office that they hold .
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4 RMC 2.78.070 – Written complaint procedures:
E. Complaints shall be filed with the City Clerk
no later than one year three years from the
date of the alleged violation.
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5 RMC 2.78.080 – Hearing procedures:
O. All findings shall be approved by a majority vote of the hearing panel and recorded by the City Clerk.
The hearing panel may approve such findings at the
conclusion of the hearing and direct the City Clerk
to prepare the statement of findings or designate
members of the hearing panel to prepare the
statement of findings to include recommendations
for sanctions.
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6 RMC 2.78.090 – Appeal procedures:
A. A decision of a pre-conference or by the hearing panel of the Board of Ethics may be appealed to the City Council by either party. A decision of the Board of Ethics at a pre-conference may only be appealed if the appeal is based upon a clear procedural error. The appeal shall be taken by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk within ten City business days following the date of the decision. The notice of appeal shall be in writing on a form provided by the City Clerk. The appealing party must specify on the appeal form the clear procedural error or abuse of discretion that was committed by the hearing panel. The City Clerk shall place the appeal on the agenda for a regular meeting of the City Council within 30 City business days of the filing of the notice of appeal. The City Clerk shall notify the parties in writing of the hearing date.
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7 RMC 2.78.090 – Appeal procedures:
B. If there is no appeal of the decision by the
hearing panel, then the decision of the
hearing panel shall become final and there
shall be no further right to appeal. The City
Council will then determine if sanctions the
level of sanctions that should be imposed, if
applicable.
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8 Lastly, the Board of Ethics recommends that the
City Council give authority to the Board of Ethics
to compel the appearance of a City
representative in response to a filed complaint.
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9 That the Governmental Processes Committee:
1. Perform the annual review of the Code of Ethics
and Conduct for its effectiveness;
2. Consider the Board of Ethics recommendations for
revisions; and
3. Submit its recommendations to the City Council as
required by the Riverside Municipal Code.
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