HomeMy WebLinkAbout523 ORDINANCE NO. 5 2 3
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
AMENDING TITLE II, CHAPTER 6, OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL
CODE,INCLUDING SECTIONS 2-6.03, 2-6.10,AND DELETING THE APPENDIX
WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act requires every local government agency to review
its conflict-of-interest code to determine if it is accurate or, alternatively, that the code must be
amended; and,
WHEREAS, following review of the code and code appendix, it was determined that the
amendments contained in this Ordinance were appropriate.
NOW,. THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION I. AMENDMENTS
The following sections of Title II, Chapter 6 ("Conflicts of Interest") of the Los Altos
Hills Municipal Code shall be amended as indicated (additions in double-underline; deletions in
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(1) Section 2-6.03 Designated Employees. Persons holding positions listed in the
AppendiH, leeated at the end of this 61,
haptler-a resolution adopted by the City
Council, are designated employees. It has been determined that these persons
make or participate in the making of decisions which may foreseeably have a
material effect on financial interests.
(2) Section 2-6.10 Prohibitions.
(a) No designated employee shall accept any honorarium.
(b) No designated employee shall accept any gifts with a total value of more
than threefour hundred twenty dollars ($3420.00) 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.
(3) The Appendix to Title II, Chapter 6 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code
("Designated Employees and Disclosure Obligations") shall be deleted.
SECTION II. SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, subdivision,paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of the
Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, invalid, or ineffective by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part hereof. The City Council hereby declares that it
would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause phrase of
the Ordinance irrespective of the fact that one or more of them would be declared
unconstitutional or invalid. To this end, the provisions of the Ordinance are declared to be
severable.
SECTION III. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION
This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from the date of its passage.
Within 15 days after its passage, this ordinance shall be published once, with the names of those
City Councilmembers voting for or against it, in the Los Altos Town Crier, a newspaper of
general circulation in the Town of Los Altos Hills, as required by law.
INTRODUCED: October 21, 2010
PASSED: November 18 , 2010
AYES: KERR r MORDO v SUMMIT AND W,ARSNAWS:KY
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: LARSEN
BY:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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