San Jose City Council
June 20, 2023

CITY COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTDepartment(s):Office of the City Clerkand Office of the City AttorneyCEQA:Not a Project, File No. PP17-003, Agreements/Contracts (New or Amended) resulting in no physical changes to the environment.Coordination:City Budget OfficeDepartment Approval(City Clerk):Council District(s): City-wideDepartment Approval(City Attorney):SUBJECT: ACTIONS RELATED TO THE AGREEMENT FOR EVALUATOR AND INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES FOR THE BOARD OF FAIR CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL PRACTICES RECOMMENDATION:Approve an agreement with Hanson Bridgett, LLP to provide legal and investigative services as the Evaluator and Investigator to the San Jose Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices for four-year term beginning July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027 in the amount not to exceed $300,000, subject to appropriation of funds. BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION:Execution of the agreement with Hanson Bridgett, LLP will allow the firm to perform legal and investigative BackgroundThe San Jose Municipal Code and the Board of Regulations and Procedures provide that the City Council shall retain an independent and neutral Evaluator, selected by the Board, to review and investigate complaints filed with the Board that allege certain vifour-year term and Section 12.04.080 of the Municipal Code provides that the City Council shall appropriate the funds 9187, requires the Board to select the Evaluator and present the agreement with the selected candidate to the Council for approval of the agreement on public agenda. investigator to assist in the investigation of complaints filed with the Commission and to monitor compliance with the requirements of the Ethics Ordinances in Title 12 of the Municipal Code. Commission Recommendation/Input: COST AND FUNDING SOURCE:The agreement will be funded by the Board of Fair Campaign and Political Practices appropriation in the General Fund. FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT:Toni Taber, City Clerk (408) 535-1270 or Matthew Tolnay 408-535-1900 COUNCIL AGENDA: 6/20/2023FILE: 23-796ITEM: 2.9