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ORDINANCE NO. 423
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE .;
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING CERTAIN
CHAPTERS OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CODE
WHEREAS, pursuant to changes in the California Political Reform Act ("Act")
(Government Code section 81000, et seq.), and the regulations adopted by the Fair Political +
Practices Commission thereunder, the City Council has determined that certain amendments to
the Town of Los Altos Hills Conflicts of Interest Code ("Town Conflicts Code") are required to
ensure that the Town Conflicts Code meets the requirements of the Act;
NOW, THERFORE,the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ORDAIN as =�
follows: `
Section 1. Section 2-6.07 entitled Statements for persons who resign thirty(30) days
after appointment" of the Town Conflicts Code is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
2-6.07. Statements for persons who resign 30 days after appointment
Persons who resign within twelve (12) months following initial
appointment or within thirty (30) days of the date of a notice mailed by the filing
officer of the individual's filing obligation are not deemed to have assumed office
or left office provided they did not make or participate in the making of, or use
their position to influence any decision and did not receive or become entitled to
receive any form of payment as a result of their appointment. Such persons shall
not file either an assuming or leaving office statement. However, within thirty
(30) days of the date of a notice mailed by the City Clerk, the individual shall do
both of the following:
(a) File a written resignation with the City Council; and
(b) File a written statement with the City Clerk on a form prescribed by
the Fair Political Practices Commission and signed under the penalty of perjury
stating that the individual, during the period between appointment and
resignation, did not make, participate in the making, or use the position to
influence any decision of the City Council, or any department, division, bureau,
office, board, commission or other agency thereof, or receive, or become entitled
to receive, any form of payment by virtue of being appointed to the position.
Section 2. Section 2-6.10 entitled "Prohibitions" of the Town Conflicts Code is
deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:
2.6.10. Prohibitions.
(a) No designated employee shall accept any honorarium.
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(b) No designated employee shall accept any gifts with a total value of
mote than$320.00 in a calendar year from any single source.
(c) Loans described in Title 2, Division 6 of the California Code of
Regulations Section 18730 (8.2 - 8.4) are prohibited unless otherwise permitted
therein.
Section 3. Section 2-6.11 entitled "Disqualification" of the Town Conflicts Code is
hereby amended as follows:
2.6.11. Disqualification.
No designated employee shall make, participate in making, or in any way
attempt to use his" or-her official position to influence the making of any
governmental decision which he or she knows or has reason to know will have a
reasonably foreseeable material financial effect, distinguishable from its effect on
the public generally, on the official or a member of his or her immediate family or
on:
(a) Any business entity in which the designated employee has a direct or
indirect investment worth$2,000.00 or more;
(b) Any real property in which the designated employee has a direct or
indirect interest worth$2,000.00 or more;
(c) Any source of income, other than gifts and"other than loans by a
commercial lending institution in the regular course of business on terms
available to the public without regard to official status, aggregating $500.00 or
more in value provided to, received by or promised to the designated employee
within twelve (12)months prior to the time when the decision is made;
(d) Any business entity in which the designated employee is a director,
officer,partner,trustee, employee, or holds any position of management; or
(e) Any donor of, or any intermediary or agent for a donor of, a gift or
gifts aggregating $320.00 or more in value provided to, received by, or promised
to the designated employee within twelve (12) months prior to the time when the
decision is made.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days from the date'of its passage
and shall be posted within the Town of Los Altos-Hills in three public places.
INTRODUCED: September "19, 2002
PASSED: October 3, 2002
AYES: Mayor Fenwick and Councilmembers Casey and Cheng
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers Finn and O'Malley
BY:
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City Clerk
APPROVE AS TO FORM:
City Attorrid `
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