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Item # 19
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Staff Report
March 4, 2025
TOPIC: Ordinance Prohibiting Agreements, Contracts, or Grants to Immediate Family Members of City Officials - Second Reading
AGENDA TITLE
Second Reading of the Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana Amending Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code by Adding Section 2-112 Prohibiting the Award of Agreements, Contracts, or Grants to Immediate Family Members of the Mayor, City Council Members, or City Officials First Reading at the February 18, 2025, City Council meeting and approved by a vote of 7-0. Published in the OC Reporter on February 28, 2025.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Conduct a second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code by adding Section 2-112, which prohibits awarding agreements, contracts, or grants to immediate family members of the Mayor, City Council Members, or City Officials.
ORDINANCE NO. NS-3077 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 2-112 CONCERNING THE PROHIBITION
AGAINST AWARDING OF AGREEMENTS, CONTRACTS OR GRANTS TO ANY
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, OR
CITY OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
At the February 4, 2025 meeting, the City Council conducted the first reading of the ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code adding Section 2-112, prohibiting the award of agreements, contracts, or grants to immediate family members of the Mayor, City Council Members, or City Officials including appointed board and commission members, as defined under Article IV – Officers, Departments, Boards, and
Ordinance Prohibiting Agreements, Contracts, or Grants to Immediate Family Members of City Officials - Second Reading
March 4, 2025
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Commissions (Sec. 2-300 to 2-699).
During the second reading of the ordinance at the February 18, 2025 meeting, the City Council decided to amend Section 2-112 (A) to add “any former full-time employee for one year from the date of the employee’s separation from the City, except for any CalPERS retiree for which the City Council adopts the required resolution.”
The ordinance was reintroduced by the City Council as the first reading. A copy of the ordinance for second reading is attached to this report as Exhibit 1.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Ordinance No. NS-3077: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana Amending Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code by Adding Section 2-112 Prohibiting the Award of Agreements, Contracts, or Grants to Immediate Family Members of the Mayor, City Council Members, or City Officials.
Submitted By: Sylvia Vazquez, Deputy City Manager
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager