City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date: September 17, 2024
From: Deborah Harrington, Interim City Clerk
Department: City Clerk
Submitted by: Deborah Harrington, Interim City Clerk
Subject
Conflict of Interest Code (Statement of Economic Interests) Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 2024-019 amending the City of Vernon Conflict of Interest Code and repealing Resolution No. 2024-01.
Background
The Political Reform Act (Government Code Section 87300) requires every local government agency to review its Conflict of Interest Code biennially to determine its accuracy and provide a report to its governing body identifying changes or alternatively periodically when required amendments are necessary. The Code designates which public officials, employees, commissioners, committee members and consultants are required to file a Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700). The Code also designates all positions that make or participate in making governmental decisions that may have a foreseeable material effect on a filer’s financial interest and requires full disclosure for all designated positions.
On January 16, 2024, the Vernon City Council adopted Resolution No. 2024-01 amending its Conflict of Interest Code. The current code requires amendments due to title changes, position additions, or deletions. The proposed Resolution incorporates the recommended changes. The attached Conflict of Interest Code Positions list (attachment 2) reflects current positions, with any updates to the positions declared in tracked-changes (redlined) format. The individuals serving in positions designated in the Conflict of Interest Code are required to file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) annually to reflect activity for each previous calendar year, utilizing the City’s electronic filing system.
The proposed Resolution includes the following updates since the Conflict of Interest Code’s last adoption in January 2024:
Finance Department:
• Risk Manager (added)
Health & Environmental Control:
• Environ. Health Program Administrator (removed)
Human Resources:
• Human Resources program Manager (added)
• Senior Legal and Policy Advisor (removed)
Public Utilities:
• Assistant General Manager – Generation and Operations (removed) • Material Control Administrator (removed)
• Principal Electrical Engineer (removed)
Public Works Department:
• Building and Planning Manager (removed)
• Building and Planning Operations Supervisor (added)
• Principal Civil Engineer (removed)
• Public Works Inspector (removed)
• Public Works Inspector, Senior (removed)
• Public Works Project Coordinator (removed)
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
Attachments
1. Resolution No. 2024-019
2. Conflict of Interest Code Positions Redline