To: Board of Supervisors
From: Clerk of the Board
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Approval of the 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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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund (1100)
DISCUSSION:
The California Political Reform Act requires every local government agency to review its Conflict of Interest Code biennially. A Conflict of Interest Code identifies the employment positions within the agency which make or participate in the making of decisions that may foreseeably have a financial effect on any of the employee's own financial interests. For each of these employment 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 Interests (Form 700).
The 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 such time that RCEA actually has member agencies located outside of Humboldt County, the Authority is considered a county agency and the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is the code reviewing body, per California Government Code Section 82011.
As the California Political Reform Act requires that the Conflict of Interest Codes of state and local government agencies be reviewed every two (2) years, RCEA is requesting that the Board of Supervisors approve RCEA’s 2022 Amended Conflict of Interest Code as submitted.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There are no costs directly associated with approval of RCEA’s Amended Conflict of Interest Code. As a result, the recommended actions will not impact the Humboldt County General Fund.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Board may choose not to approve RCEA’s Amended Conflict of Interest Code. However, this alternative is not recommended as it would leave RCEA with an inaccurate Conflict of Interest Code.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. RCEA Staff Report
2. RCEA Resolution Adopting Amended Conflict of Interest Code
3. RCEA Conflict of Interest Code
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
File ID.: 20-982
Meeting of: August 18, 2020