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CC - Item 5C - Biennial Review and Update of the City's Conflict of Interest List of Designated Positions Pursuant to Adoption of Resolution No. 2024-39ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: BEN KIM, CITY MANAGER DATE: JULY 23, 2024 SUBJECT: BIENNIAL REVIEW AND UPDATE OF THE CITY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST LIST OF DESIGNATED POSITIONS PURSUANT TO ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2024-39 SUMMARY The Political Reform Act (California Government Code 81000) controls conflicts of interest of public officials through disclosure of financial interest and prohibitions on participation in the making of decisions in which the official knows or has reason to know he or she has financial interest. Pursuant to California Government Code 87306, each city is required to have a conflict- of-interest code, review its code biennially, and make amendments, if necessary. The biennial review requires that the City designate employees who must disclose certain investments, income, interests in real property, and business positions, and who must disqualify themselves from making or participating in the making of governmental decisions affecting those interests. RECOMMENDATION That the City Council review and approve the changes to the City's Conflict of Interest Code by adopting Resolution No. 2024-39 with the updated list of designated positions and Disclosure Categories. DISCUSSION California Government Code Sections 87306 and 87306.5 states the code must be reviewed every two years and amended when circumstances change, such as when new positions are created or duties of exiting positions change. The code must be consistent with the minimum requirements of the Political Reform Act. As a result of the current review, staff is recommending that the current list of designated positions be amended to incorporate the updated positions that are required to file FPPC Form 700 Statement of Economic Interest. In addition, the City Council adopted Ordinance 963, which authorizes changes to the list in the Rosemead Municipal Code Section 2.24.020 Conflict of Interest Code designated positions by City Council resolution. AGENDA ITEM 5.0 City Council Meeting July 23, 2024 Page 2 of 2 Public Notice Process This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process. Prepared by: Ertcka He ndez, City Clerk Attachment A: 2024 Local Agency Biennial Notice Attachment B: Resolution No. 2024-39 0 Attachment A 2024 Local Agency Biennial Notice Name of Agency: Mailing Address: Contact Person: Email: 2024 Local Agency Biennial Notice City of Rosemead 8838 E. Valley Boulevard Ericka Hernandez ehernandez@cityofrosemead.org Phone No. (626) 569-2100 Alternate Email: Accurate disclosure is essential to monitor whether officials have conflicts of interest and to help ensure public trust in government. The biennial review examines current programs to ensure that the agency's code includes disclosure by those agency officials who make or participate in making governmental decisions. This agency has reviewed its conflict of interest code and has determined that (check one BOX) 111 An amendment is required. The following amendments are necessary: (Check all that apply.) ❑ Include new positions ❑ Revise disclosure categories H1 Revise the titles of existing positions ❑ Delete titles of positions that have been abolished and/or positions that no longer make or participate in making governmental decisions ❑ Other (describe) ❑ The code is currently under review by the code reviewing body. ❑ No amendment is required. (If your code is over five years old, amendments may be necessary.) Verification (to be completed if no amendment is required) This agency's code accurately designates all positions that make or participate in the making of governmental decisions. The disclosure assigned to those positions accurately requires that all investments, business positions, interests in real property, and sources of income that may foreseeably be affected materially by the decisions made by those holding designated positions are reported. The code includes all other provisions required by Government Code Section 87302. Signature of Chief Executive Officer Date All agencies must complete and return this notice regardless of how recently your code was approved or amended. Please return this notice no later than October 1, 2024, or by the date specified by your agency, if earlier, to: City of Rosemead City Council 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, CA 91770 PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS FORM TO THE FPPC. www.fooc.ca.aov FPPC Advice: advice5.fooc.ca.aov (866.275.3772) Page 1 of 1 Attachment B Resolution No. 2024-39 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-39 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, UPDATING THE LIST OF DESIGNATED POSITIONS REQUIRED UNDER THE CITY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act ("PRA"), Government Code Sections 81000 et seq., requires every state or local government agency to adopt and promulgate a Conflict - of -Interest Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance 963 on September 13, 2016, which provided that future amendments to the City's Conflict of Interest Code including, but not limited to, amendments to the list of designated positions or to the financial disclosure categories, shall be made by a resolution duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Rosemead; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to update the list of designated positions required under the City's conflict of interest code in order to ensure that the list accurately reflects currently existing positions and job duties. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council hereby adopts the proposed list of designated positions required under the City's Conflict of Interest Code as Exhibit 1. SECTION 2. Pursuant to the Code, any person holding a designated position, including any person holding a designated position in an acting capacity, shall file a Statement of Economic Interest with the City Clerk. The City Council hereby delegates to the City Clerk the authority to cant' out the duties of filing officer. SECTION 3. Pursuant to the Code, all persons assuming or leaving designated positions must file Statements of Economic Interest within thirty (30) days after assuming or leaving the designated position. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2311 day of July, 2024. Steven Ly, Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST: Rachel Richman, City Attorney STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) § CITY OF ROSEMEAD ) Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk I, Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing City Council Resolution No. 2024-39 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 23`d day of July, 2024, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk Chapter 2.24 CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE Chapter 2.24 CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE 2.24.010 Adopted by reference. The terms of 2 Cal. Code of Regs. Section 18730 and any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission, along with the list of designated positions and disclosure categories, set out in Section 2.24.020 are incorporated by reference and constitute the Conflict -of -Interest Code of the city of Rosemead, the Rosemead Redevelopment Agency and the Rosemead Housing Development Corporation. Pursuant to Section 4(A) of the standard code, designated employees shall file statements of economic interests with the City Clerk who will make the statements available for public inspection and reproduction. Upon receipt of the statements of the designated employees, the City Clerk shall retain the originals and make the statements available for public inspection and reproduction. (Ord. 751 § 2 (part), 1995: prior code § 2250) 2.24.020 Designated positions and disclosure categories. The following designated positions shall file statements of economic interest in accordance with the assigned disclosure categories listed for the position. Designated Position Disclosure Category Assistant City Manager 1 Assistant Planner 1 Associate Planner 1 Building Official 1,4 Consultants 1,4 City Clerk 1 City Engineer 1,4 Deputy City Clerk 1 Director of Community Development 1 Director of Finance 1 Director of Parks and Recreation 1 Director of Public Works 1 Finance Manager 1 Human Resources Analyst 1 Human Resources Manager 1 Management Analyst 1 Planning and Economic Development Manager 1 Public Safety Supervisor 1 Public Safety Manager 1 Public Works Fiscal and Project Manager 1 Public Works Manager 1 Recreation Supervisor 1 Senior Code Enforcement Officer 1 Senior Management Analyst 1 Senior Planner 1 Rosemead, California, Code of Ordinances (Supp. No. 37, 12-23) Page 1 of 2 Created: 2024-05-23 13:26:12 [EST] Disclosure Categories: Category 1: Persons in this category must disclose all investments and business positions in business entities, all sources of income, and all interests in real property. Category 2: Report interests in real property located in your agency's jurisdiction. Real property is also considered to be "within the jurisdiction" of a local government agency if the property or any part of it is located within two miles outside the boundaries of the jurisdiction or within two miles of any land owned or used by the local government agency. Category 3: The source and income including gifts, loans and travel payments must be reported only if the source is located in, doing business in, planning to do business in, or has done business during the previous two years in your agency's jurisdiction. Category 4: Consultants shall be included in the list of designated employees and shall disclose pursuant to the broadest disclosure category as defined in the Fair Political Practice Commission Regulation § 18700.3(a)(2). All future updates to the list of designated positions subject to the Conflict of Interest Code and the financial disclosure categories applicable to each position will be made by a resolution duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Rosemead. (Amended during 1999 codification; Ord. 751 § 2 (part), 1995: prior code § 2251) (Ord. No. 2008-870, §§ 1-13-09; Ord. No. 905, § 2, 10-12-10; Ord. No. 924, § 5, 11-13-12; Ord. No. 963, § 1, Exh. 1, 9-13-16; Res. No. 2020-35, § 1(Exh. 1), 9-22-20; Res. 2022-35, § 1(Exh. 1), 6-14-22) (Supp. No. 37, 12-23) Page 2 of 2 Created: 2024-e5-23 13:26:12 [EST]