To: Board of Supervisors
From: Clerk of the Board
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Redwood Coast Energy Authority’s Amended Conflict-of Interest-Code
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the Redwood Coast Energy Authority’s Amended Conflict-of-Interest Code.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board’s Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
The California Political Reform Act required every local government agency to review its conflict-of-interest code biennially. A conflict-of-interest code identifies the positions appointed within an agency which makes decisions that may foreseeably have a financial effect on any of the employees’ own financial interests. For each of these appointed positions, the conflict-of-interest code designates the types of investments, business decisions, investments in real property or sources of income that must be disclosed each year on a Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700).
Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) is a Joint Powers Authority that has been in existence since 2003, and up until 2018, the code reviewing body for RCEA’s conflict-of-interest code has been the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). However, the FPPC has determined that until the RCEA has member agencies located outside of Humboldt County, the Authority is considered the county agency. Therefore, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is RCEA’s code reviewing body, per California Government Code Section 82011.
The California Reform Act requires that the conflict-of-interest codes of state and local government agencies be reviewed every two years. Therefore, RCEA is requesting that the Board of Supervisors approve RCEA’s 2026 Amended Conflict-of-Interest Code.
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
None
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There are no costs associated with the approval of RCEA’s amended conflict-of-interest code.
STAFFING IMPACT:
There is no staffing impact with the approval of this agenda item
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
Redwood Coast Energy Authority
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
None
ATTACHMENTS:
RCEA Agenda Item 5.3 Conflict-of-Interest Update
RCEA Amended Conflict-of-Interest Code
2026 RCEA Local Agency Biennial Notice
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Meeting of: Aug. 13, 2024
File No.: 24-1091