HomeMy WebLinkAbout554 ORDINANCE 554
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 6
OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE
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, 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:
1. Chapter 6 of Title 2 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its
entirety and replaced with a new Chapter 6 of Title 2 to read as follows:
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
2-6.01 Purpose.
Pursuant to therovisions of Government Code Sections 87300 et seq., the
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following provisions constitute the Conflict of Interest Code for the Town of Los Altos
Hills. Nothing contained herein is intended to modify or abridge the provisions of the
Political Reform Act of 1974, as amended (Government Code Section 81000 et seq.). The
provisions of this Code are additional to Government Code Section 87100 et seq., and
other laws pertaining to conflicts of interest.
2-6.02 Incorporation of Model Code
The terms and provisions of 2 California Code of Regulations Section 18730 and
any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission is hereby
incorporated herein by reference.
2-6.03 Designated Positions and Disclosure Categories. The positions listed in this
Section 2-6.03 are designated positions. Officers and employees holding those positions
are designated public officials, and are deemed to make, or participate in the making of,
decisions which may foreseeably have a material financial effect on a financial interest of
the designated public official. Each designated public official shall file an annual
statement disclosing that public official's interests as required by the disclosure category
applicable to that public official.
Designated Position Category
Director of Public Works 1
City Engineer 1
Senior Engineer 1
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Associate Engineer 1
Assistant Engineer 1
Director of Planning 1
Senior Planner 1
Associate Planner 1
Assistant Planner 1
Building/Planning Technician 1
Administrative Services Director 1
Finance Manager 1
City Clerk 1
Building Official 1
Consultants 2
Category 1: Persons in this category shall disclose all of the following interests:
investments, interests in real property located either wholly or partially within the Town
or within 2 miles of the Town's boundaries, business positions and income—including
loans, gifts and travel payments—from all sources.
Consultant Disclosure Category 2: Consultants shall disclose all of the interests
required to be disclosed pursuant to Disclosure Category 1, subject to the following
limitation: The City Manager 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 in this
Chapter. 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's determination is a public record and shall be retained for public
inspection.
2. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this.Ordinance,
including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be
affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this
Ordinance are severable. The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby declares that it
would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase
hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.
3. 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.
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INTRODUCED: September 11, 2014
PASSED: October 16, 2014
AYES: Mayor Radford, Vice Mayor Corrigan, Councilmember Harpootlian
Councilmember Larsen, Councilmember Waldeck
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
B
ayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk_
APPROVED A TO FORM:
City Attorney
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