August 21, 2024 Via Email:
[email protected]
Honorable Gus C. Barrerra II, Presiding Judge
San Joaquin County Superior Court
180 E. Weber Ave, Suite 1306J
Stockton, CA 95202
CITY OF STOCKTON RESPONSE TO 2023-24 SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY REPORT “CITY OF STOCKTON: CRISIS IN GOVERNMENT” CASE NO. 0123______________________________________________________ The City of Stockton received the above-named Grand Jury report on Monday, June 10, 2024. In accordance with Sections 933 and 933.05 of the California Penal Code, specific responses to all findings and recommendations contained in the report are to be submitted to the Presiding Judge of the San Joaquin County Superior Court within 90 days of receipt of the report.
The City of Stockton, and the Stockton City Council accept the 2023-24 San Joaquin County Civil Grand Jury Report titled “City of Stockton: Crisis in City Government, Case No. 0123” and acknowledge all findings contained within: F1.1 thru F1.6, F2.1 thru F2.6, and F3.1.
Additionally, the City and Council of the City of Stockton offer the following responses to the Grand Jury recommendations, broken out by area of investigation, as outlined in the report. These responses were presented to the Council for consideration and approval during its public meeting on August 20, 2024, and approved by motion 2024-08-20-xxxx.
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1. Threatening Work Environment
Recommendations & Responses:
R1.1 The City Council should stop enabling the SMP from interfering with effective city government through their continued association and/or support of individuals associated with the SMP.
CITY RESPONSE:
The City Council acknowledges the Grand Jury’s recommendation R1.1.
R1.2 By March 31, 2025, the City Council should adopt rules for handling unlawful threatening Communications received by City officials and employees.
Unlawful threats, not covered under the First Amendment, should be referred to the District Attorney’s office.
CITY RESPONSE:
The City’s Charter Officers (Manager, Attorney, Auditor, and Clerk) plan to work together, in coordination with the City Council’s Audit and Legislative Commitees, to discuss and prepare appropriate and relevant draft policies for review and approval by the full Council no later than March 31, 2025. A progress update will be provided to the Grand Jury and Presiding Judge in April of 2025.
R1.3 By March 31, 2025, the City should adopt an ordinance similar to the City of San Franciso Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 1500 et seq., to strengthen election transparency. That ordinance requires political consultants and candidates to file reports directly to the City in all municipal elections listing business relationships, financial investments, and who they pay for political help or receive in-kind support from, as well as indicating who they support in elections.
CITY RESPONSE:
The Interim City Clerk brought this item to the City Council’s Legislative and Environmental Committee for an introductory discussion, on July 17, 2024, as item 3.2 ( agenda). The Committee members discussed and provided to staff feedback, including consideration of the above-mentioned code language from City of San Francisco. This item will continue to be updated under the direction of the Council Committee before being finalized to go to the full Council for approval and adoption. Supporting documents from the July 17 th Committee meeting are included as Attachment R1.3.
R1.4 By March 31, 2025, the City should not agendize Chartered Officers performance reviews on an ongoing basis but set them annually or for
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CITY RESPONSE:
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CITY RESPONSE:
The City agrees with this recommendation. As such, the Interim City Clerk notified staff of the updates to the public’s ability to access Form 700 information online, via memo on June 24, 2024 ( Attachment R1.5). Links to the Public Portal are now available on the Clerk’s webpage on the City website, under the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) tab.
R1.6 By March 31, 2025, the City shall enact a policy that all employees of the Mayor’s office are under the same mandated employment rules and laws as the rest of the City staff.
CITY RESPONSE:
The City’s Charter Officers (Manager, Attorney, Auditor, and Clerk) plan to work together, in coordination with t he City Council’s Audit and Legislative Commitees, to discuss and prepare appropriate and relevant draft policies for review and approval by the full Council no later than March 31, 2025. A progress update will be provided to the Grand Jury and Presiding Judge in April of 2025.
2. Brown Act
Recommendations & Responses:
R2.1 By March 31, 2025, the City should amend its Closed Session policies and procedures to minimize the risk of revealing confidential information. There should be a requirement that no phone, electronic communication or recording devices be allowed in the room when it is a Closed Session.
Additionally, each attendee should sign a pledge of secrecy on entering each meeting as an immediate and continual reminder that the rules of the Brown Act apply.
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CITY RESPONSE:
The City Attorney is scheduled to introduce draft language related to use of cellphone and technology to the Council Legislative Committee meeting, August 21, 2024, for discussion and feed back. This item will continue to be updated under the direction of the Council Committee before being finalized to go to the full Council for approval and adoption before March 31, 2025. A progress update will be provided to the Grand Jury and Presiding Judge in April of 2025.
R2.2 By March 31, 2025, the City should develop a City Ordinance regarding Brown Act violators that includes an impartial process for determining whether the Brown Act confidentiality requirement related to Closed Session has been violated and appropriate sanctions for the violator, including but not limited to, mandatory public censure and removal from committees and commissions.
CITY RESPONSE:
The City Attorney is scheduled to introduce draft language related to censure and discipline to the Council Legislative Committee meeting, August 21, 2024, for discussion and feedback. A separate discussion will be planned related to handling Brown Act vilations or violators. These item will continue to be updated under the direction of the Council Committee before being finalized to go to the full Council for approval and adoption before March 31, 2025. A progress update will be provided to the Grand Jury and Presiding Judge in April of 2025.
R2.3 By March 31, 2025, the City should enact a policy that all findings of Brown Act violations investigations must be released to the Civil Grand Jury within seven days of receipt by the Council.
CITY RESPONSE:
The City’s Charter Officers (Manager, Attorney, Auditor, and Clerk) plan to work together, in coordination with t he City Council’s Audit and Legislative Commitees, to discuss and prepare appropriate and relevant draft policies for review and approval by the full Council no later than March 31, 2025. A progress update will be provided to the Grand Jury and Presiding Judge in April of 2025.
R2.4 By March 31, 2025, the City should amend their policies and procedures regarding the use of City Stationary. For example, the City of Lodi ordinance states:
Section 7.4 Use of City Letterhead or City Seal All Council Member correspondence written on City resources, i.e. letterhead, staff support, postage, etc., will reflect a majority position of the Council, not individual
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Council Members’ positions. All Council Member correspondence using City resources shall be copied to the full Council.
CITY RESPONSE:
In April of 2024, the Stockton City Council directed the City Manager and City Attorney to work with the Council Legislative Committee to draft a policy addressing concerns regarding the use of City letterhead. Stockton Council Policy 2.06 – Council Communications was revised to add a new section, Policy 2.06.020 – Use of City Letterhead. This Council Policy was approved by the full Stockton City Council at its June 18, 2024 meeting, as consent item
12.4, under Resolution 2024-06-18-1204. A copy of the staff report, resolution, and related attachments have been included as Attachment R2.4.
3. Grievance Process
Recommendations & Responses:
R3.1 By March 31, 2025, the City should hire an independent third party to investigate the City’s Ethics Hotline process to regain employee and public trust in the system.
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A progress update will be provided to the Grand Jury and Presiding Judge in April of 2025.
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CODE OF ETHICS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COMMISSIONERS
§ 2.03.010. Policy.
§ 2.03.020. Responsibilities.
Locally elected officials: Attend required ethics training or take training online.
Commissioners eligible for a stipend: Attend required ethics training or take training online.
§ 2.03.030. Relevant authority.
Assembly Bill No. 1234, AB 1234.
§ 2.03.040. Related administrative directive, city policy, city procedure.
None applicable.
§ 2.03.050. Related forms, documents, or links.
California Office of the Attorney General – Free online ethics training courses:
http://oag.ca.gov/ethics
§ 2.03.060. Frequently asked questions.
None applicable.
§ 2.03.070. Update history.
10/31/77 - Adopted Resolution No. 34,620
2/6/84 - Amended by Resolution No. 40-380
8/25/86 - Amended by Resolution No. 86-0549
1) State law (commonly known as AB 1234) requires mandatory ethical training on all elected local officials and those Commissions eligible to receive a stipend or reimbursement.
2) Each Commissioner to which this chapter applies must receive two hours training in ethics within the first year of his/her appointment and, thereafter, must receive two hours of ethics training every two years.
3) The City will endeavor to provide this training live, and Commissioners are strongly encouraged to attend the live training in order to have interaction with, and to ask questions of, the presenter. The training may, however, also be taken online. 4) Failure to meet this training requirement within the applicable timeframe is cause for removal.
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11/7/88 - Amended by Resolution No. 88-0696
1/3/89 - Amended by Resolution No. 89-0017
3/19/90 - Amended by Resolution No. 90-0174
4/1/91 - Amended by Resolution No. 91-0211
5/28/91 - Amended by Resolution No. 91-0390
2/22/93 - Amended by Resolution No. 93-0070
10/10/95 - Amended by Resolution No. 95-0490
6/10/96 - Amended by Resolution No. 96-0303
5/01/07 - Amended by Resolution No. 07-0172
8/24/10 - Amended by Resolution No. 10-0271
6/28/11 - Amended by Resolution No. 11-0175
12/13/11 - Repealed and replaced by Resolution No. 11-0332 10/09/12 - Amended by Resolution No. 2012-10-09-1203
1/26/16 - Amended by Resolution No. 2016-01-26-1203
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Local Office/Local Measure
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If an individual, name of employer
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City of Stockton
Legislation Text
File #: 24-0441, Version: 1
APPROVE AMENDMENT TO CITY COUNCIL POLICY MANUAL CHAPTER 2.06 - COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS GUIDELINES
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that City Council approve by resolution an amendment to the City Council Policy Manual Chapter 2.06 - Council Communication by adding a policy defining the use of City Council letterhead.
Summary
The City Council Policy Manual does not contain a policy for the use of City or Council Letterhead.
The Legislation / Environmental Committee members have requested that staff present the attached policy for review and approval by the full Council.
DISCUSSION
Background
The Legislation / Environmental Committee members have been reviewing and making recommendations to update the City Council Policy Manual. During the review of Chapter 2.06 - Council Communication Guidelines, it was discovered that the current policy does not address the use of City or Council letterhead (Attachment A - Council Policy Manual Chapter 2.06, current online version). The members of the Council Legislation / Environmental Committee directed staff to develop a policy.
Present Situation
Staff researched available city policies from several cities that had posted their policy on the Institute for Local Government website. Based on the information presented at the April 17, 2024, Legislation / Environmental Committee meeting, Committee members have requested that staff present the amended policy for review and approval by the full Council (Attachment B - Proposed Council Policy Chapter 2.06). The current guidelines located at Council Policy Manual Title 2, Chapter 2.06 - Council Communication Guidelines will be consolidated under Section 2.06.010. The new proposed policy concerning letterheads would be codified under Section 2.06.020. The remaining sections of Chapter 2.06 at 2.06.030 through 2.06.070, having been consolidated into
2.06.010, would be stricken.
Approval of this policy would also address recommendation R2.4 of the 2024 San Joaquin County Civil Grand Jury Report, “City of Stockton: Crisis in Government, Case # 0123” issued on June 10, 2024.
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File #: 24-0441, Version: 1
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
There is no financial impact to amending the policy.
Attachment A - Current Council Policy Chapter 2.06, online version Attachment B - Proposed Council Policy Chapter 2.06
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CHAPTER 2.06: CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION GUIDELINES
POLICY 2.06.010: GENERAL COMMUNICATION GUIDELINES
Policy
1) The City has a responsibility to clearly repor t to the public it serves the actions and conduct of city government in all of its complexity. This policy intends to ensure that relevant information is communicated to the public and that it is timely, accurate, and distributed properly.
2) The City will use media coverage to genera te interest, encourage involvement, increase understanding, and provide a vital link between all citizens and their governments. 3) The City will dedicate sufficient staff to initiate and maintain contacts with media representatives, develop and distribute information, plan and implement information campaigns, monitor media reports, and look for opportunities to highlight the positives of our community.
4) City leaders will be available for interviews, respond promptly to requests for information in order to facilitate effective communication with citizens and to ensure that news reports are timely and accurate.
5) The Mayor, Councilmembers, C ity Manager, and department heads shall make major announcements and respond to questions when the issues or policies are controversial or sensitive.
6) Community Relations and Public Information staff will help the media gain access to elected officials, employees, and public records.
7) The City Manager shall develop and maintain an administrative directive to guide City of Stockton communications.
Responsibilities
Mayor, Councilmembers, City Manager, and Department Heads:
Make major announcements.
Respond to questions regarding controversial or sensitive issues or policies.
Relevant Authority
Stockton City Charter, Article III, Powers of the City
Stockton City Charter, Article XI-A, Public Information Office Gov. Code, § 54950, the Ralph M Brown Act
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Related Administrative Directive, City Policy, City Procedure Citywide Policies and Procedures, Chapter 13 – Communication Related Forms, Documents, or Links
None applicable.
Frequently Asked Questions or Comments
The examples provided in Responsibilities, Relevant Authority, and Related Administrative Directive sections of the Council Policies are intended to be illustrative and not exhaustive.
Update History
9/29/98 - Adopted by Resolution No. 98-0409
1/26/16 - Amended by Resolution No. 2016-01-26-1203
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CHAPTER 2.06: CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION GUIDELINES
POLICY 2.06.020: USE OF CITY AND COUNCIL LETTERHEAD
Policy
“City letterhead” and/or “City Resources” (i.e., staff support, postage, etc.), may only be used to communicate the official policy, position, or actions of the City or City Council, not individual Councilmember positions or opinions. City letterhead means letterhead which include the official city logo, the location and contact information for City Hall, contains the heading “Office of the City Council” and a listing of the current councilmembers (Exhibit 1). Not withstanding the above, the City Council is allowed to communicate using city letterhead for official city business with a copy to the City Council. No Councilmember may use the City letterhead for the purpose of press release, news release, or communications with the media.
City letterhead shall not be altered by a Councilmember. City letterhead shall include the following, and shall be maintained by the City Manager:
1. City Logo
2. “Office of the City Council”
3. The address/location of the governing body – City Hall
4. Names of the elected member s of the Stockton City Council Councilmembers may use “Council letterhead” (Exhibit 2) for any purpose including but not limited to responding to inquires or communicating their personal opinions, support for, or responses to constituents , other non-constituent individuals, or organizations. Council letterhead contains the heading “Office of Councilmember [ xxx ], District [ # ]” or any letterhead created for a councilmember which identifies the councilmember as a city representative but may not include use of the official city logo. When a councilmember utilizes Council letterhead as described in this policy, the councilmember shall include the following disclaimer:
“This communication does not reflect the policies or opinion of the City of Stockton or the Stockton City Council.”
Council letterhead shall not be altered by a Councilmember. Council letterhead shall include the following, and shall be maintained by the City Manager:
1. “Office of Councilmember [ xxx ], District [ # ]”
2. The address/location of the governing body – City Hall
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Responsibilities
Mayor, Councilmembers, City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk:
Monitor and enforce the intention of the policy as outlined.
Enforcement
Stockton City Council Policy Chapter 4.08 Council Censure Relevant Authority
Stockton City Charter, Article III, Powers of the City
Stockton City Charter, Article XI-A, Public Information Office Gov. Code, § 54950, the Ralph M Brown Act
Related Administrative Directive, City Policy, City Procedure Citywide Policies and Procedures, Chapter 13 – Communication Related Forms, Documents, or Links
Exhibit 1 – SAMPLE City Letterhead
Exhibit 2 – SAMPLE Council Letterhead
Frequently Asked Questions or Comments
The examples provided in Responsibilities, Relevant Authority, and Related Administrative Directive sections of the Council Policies are intended to be illustrative and not exhaustive.
Update History
Draft Prepared April 2024, pending Council approval in June 2024
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KEVIN LINCOLN II
Mayor
KIMBERLY WARMSLEY
Vice Mayor
District 6
MICHELE PADILLA
District 1
DAN WRIGHT
District 2
MICHAEL BLOWER
District 3
SUSAN LENZ
District 4
BRANDO VILLAPUDUA
District 5
OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL y 425 N. El Dorado Street y Stockton, CA 95202-1997 209 / 937-8244 y Fax 209 / 937-7149
EXHIBIT 1
Council Policy 2.06.020
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“This communication does not reflect the policies or opinion of the City of Stockton or the Stockton City Council.”
OFFICE OF COUNCILMEMBER [ xxx ]
DISTRICT [ # ]
CITY OF STOCKTON
CITY HALL 425 N. El Dorado Street Stockton, CA 95202-1997 209 / 937-8244 Fax 209 / 937-7149
EXHIBIT 2
Council Policy 2.06.020
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