2018-38 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-38
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-38 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND
ADOPTING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE
APPLICABLE TO DESIGNATED POSITIONS, INCLUDING
MEMBERS AND STAFF OF THE SUCCESSOR.AGENCY
TO THE GRAND TERRACE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
GRAND TERRACE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY AND
THE GRAND TERRACE HOUSING SUCCESSOR AGENCY
WHEREAS, the California Fair Political Practices Commission has adopted
Section 18730 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations which contains the terms
of a Standard Conflict of Interest Code, which can be incorporated by reference, and
which may be amended by the Fair Political Practices Commission to conform to
amendments in the Political Reform Act after public notice and hearings; and
WHEREAS, a Conflict of Interest Code for City officials; employees and
commissioners was adopted on September 27, 2016 by Resolution No. 2016-38; and
WHEREAS, since the last revision of the Grand Terrace Conflict of Interest Code
on September 27, 2016, it has been determined that there are proposed revisions to the
Code; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 87306.5 requires every local agency to
review its Conflict of Interest Code in all even-numbered years.
NOW,THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Resolution No. 2016-38 is hereby rescinded.
SECTION 2. In compliance with Government Code Section 87300, the City
Council hereby adopts the FPPC's Model Conflict of Interest Code authorized by 2 CCR
§ 18730. and the attached_ Exhibit "A" Designated Employees, and Exhibit "B" Appendix
of Disclosure Categories.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and it shall take effect and be in force.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Grand
Terrace, California, at a regular meeting held on the 25t" day of September 2018.
Djrcy N(cNAd6, ayor
ATTEST:
Debra L. Thomas, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
'**�Richard�t Adams, II
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT "A"
Designated Employees
The following is a listing of positions for which the employee is required to submit
Statements of Economic Interest(Form 700) pursuant to the Political Reform Act of 1974.1
To the extent that certain positions are required to perform actions on behalf of the City
and also another agency or authority (such as the Successor Agency), the following
disclosure requirements shall also apply to duties performed on behalf of any such
agency/agencies.
DEPARTMENTS / POSITIONS DISCLOSURE CATEGORIES
City Attorney
City Attorney 1
Assistant City Attorney 1
Deputy City Attorney 1
City Council / Boards of Directors
Members of City Counci12 1
City Clerk
City Clerk 1
City Manager
City Manager 1
Assistant City Manager 1
Human Resources Technician 2
Government Code § 87200 already requires the following individuals (among others) to disclose their
economic interests: mayors, city council members, planning commissioners, city managers, city attorneys,
city treasurers,other public officials who manage public investments,and candidates for any of these offices
at any election. For ease of reference, this Conflict of Interest Code includes such individuals, even though
they already have statutory disclosure obligations. This code is not intended to increase or decrease their
existing statutory obligations to disclose.
2 Members of the City Council currently serve as ex officio members of the following Boards: (1) Grand
Terrace Public Financing Authority(2) Grand Terrace Housing Successor Agency; (3) Successor Agency
to the Grand Terrace Redevelopment Agency. All City Councilmembers already are required to disclose
all financial interests that they have which may be affected by their membership on the City Council, and
therefore, they are already required to disclose all interests which may also affect the actions they take as
members of these boards.
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Finance Department
Director of Finance/Treasurer 1
Principal Accountant 2
Management Analyst 2
Budget Officer 2
Financial Analyst 2
Fire Department
Fire Chief or Designee to Grand Terrace 1
Planning Commission Members 1
Planning & Development Services
Planning & Development Services.Director 1
Associate Planner 1
Building Official 1
Animal Control / Code Enforcement Officer 2
Police Department
Sheriff Captain assigned to Grand Terrace 1
Sheriff Lieutenant assigned to Grand Terrace 2
Public Works
Public Works Director 1
Management Analyst 2
Consultants* 1
*Consultants (and certain people filling new positions — see below) shall be included in
the list of designated employees and shall disclose, pursuant to the broadest disclosure
category in the Code, subject to the following limitations:
The City Manager or Agency's Executive Director may determine in writing that a
particular consultant, although a "designated position," is hired to perform a range
of duties that is limited in scope and thus is not required to fully comply with the
disclosure requirements described in this section. Such written determination shall
include a description of the consultant's duties and, based upon that description,
a statement of the extent of disclosure requirements. The-City Manager/Executive
Director's determination is a public record and shall be retained for public
inspection in the same manner and location as this Conflict of Interest Code.
Commission Regulation Section 18700.3 defines "consultant" as an individual who,
pursuant to a contract with a state or local governmental agency:
(1) Makes a governmental decision whether to:
a. Approve a rate, rule or regulation;
b. Adopt or enforce a law;
c. Issue, deny, suspend, or revoke any permit, license, application,
certificate, approval, order or similar authorization or entitlement;
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d. Authorize the agency to enter into, modify, or renew a contract provided
it is the type of contract which requires agency approval;
e. Grant agency approval to a contract which requires agency approval and
in which the agency is a party or to the specifications for such a contract;
f. Grant agency approval to a plan, design, report, study or similar item;
g. Adopt, or grant agency approval of, policies, standards or guidelines for
the agency or for any subdivision thereof; or
(2) Serves in a staff capacity with the agency and that capacity participates in
making a governmental decision as defined in Regulation 18704(a) and (b)
or performs the same or substantially all the same duties for the agency that
would otherwise be performed by an individual holding a position specified
in the agency's Conflict of Interest Code under Section 87302.
Newly Created Positions
To the extent required by Commission Regulation 18219, as it may be amended from
time to time, "an employee in a newly created position that makes or participates in the
making of decision and whose specific position is not yet listed in the conflict of interest
code" is also required to disclose pursuant to the broadest disclosure category, subject
to the same limitation, above, via which the City manager may determine, in writing, that
the employee is not required to fully comply with the disclosure requirements, etc.
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EXHIBIT "B"
DISCLOSURE CATEGORIES
CATEGORY
1 Full Disclosure — All interests in real property as well as investments, business
positions and sources of income, including gifts, loans and travel payments.
2 Full Disclosure— (excluding interests in real property) — Investments and business
positions and sources of income, including gifts, loans and travel payments.
3 Interest in Real Property — Interests in real property located in the city, including
property located within a two mile radius of any property owned or used by the
City.
4 General Contracting — Investments, business positions and of income, including
gifts, loans and travel payments from sources that provide leased facilities, goods,
equipment, vehicles, machinery or services, including training or consulting
services, of the type utilized by the City.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
I Debra L. Thomas, City Clerk of the CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 2018-38
was duly passed, approved and adopted.by the City Council, approved and signed by
the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk, at the regular meeting of said City Council
held on the 25th day of September 2018, and that the same was passed and adopted by
the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Henderson, Hussey, Wilson; Mayor Pro Tern
Robles; Mayor McNaboe
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
Executed this 26th day of September 2018, at Grand Terrace, California.
Debra L. Thomas
City Clerk
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