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19 82 STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK
` CITY COUNCIL File # 650-45
DATE: December 16, 2014
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Christopher L. Foss, City Manager "
SUBJECT: Determine Date/Time of Assembly Bill (AB) 1234 Ethics Training for City Officials
Prepared by Caroline P. Soto, City Clerk/Records Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Under Assembly Bill (AB) 1234, "local agency officials" must receive ethics training at least once
every two years if the City provides compensation, salary, stipend or reimbursement for actual
and necessary expenses to a member of a legislative body. The City will offer a mandatory
Ethics Training session to all required City officials.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and determine a date for the AB 1234 Ethics
Training session for City officials or provide Staff with alternate direction.
Reviewed By
Assistant City Manager
DESCRIPTION:
Under Assembly Bill (AB) 1234 passed in 2005 and now California Government Code 53235,
"local agency officials" must receive ethics training at least once every two years if the City
provides compensation, salary, stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses to
a member of a legislative body. AB 1234 defines "local agency official" as: 1) any member of a
local legislative body or elected official; and 2) any employee designated by a local legislative
body to receive the training. As such, all members of the City Council, Planning Commission,
Parks & Community Services Commission, Heritage & Cultural Arts Commission, Senior Center
Advisory Committee and Youth Advisory Committee are mandated to receive ethics training.
Additionally, City Staff determined by the City Council to receive mandatory ethics training
include the City Manager, City Attorney, City Treasurer and those designated under the City's
Conflict of Interest Code (DMC 2.24.020), excluding consultants.
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Ethics Training for the City's elected and appointed officials was last offered on January 29,
2013. Therefore, this training must be completed by late January to meet the two-year time
period set by AB 1234. Newly elected and appointed officials and newly designated City Staff
must complete training within one year of election, appointment, or employment. Therefore, the
City will offer this mandatory Ethics Training session to all required City officials. The City's
contract law firm of Meyers Nave will conduct the training.
Possible dates and start times for the two-hour Ethics Training session are:
Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 6:00 p.m., or
Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 6:00 p.m.
Training will be held in the Council Chamber at the Civic Center and start time could be flexed to
begin at 5:30 p.m., if needed.
Those local agency officials unable to attend the scheduled two-hour training session may
access Ethics training on-line and receive a certificate upon successful completion of the
course, and within the specified time period set by AB 1234.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None required.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.
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