Title
Adopt a Resolution to approve amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Monterey County Civil Rights Office.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution to approve amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Monterey County Civil Rights Office.
SUMMARY:
Following the biennial review of its Conflict of Interest Code, as required by Government Code section 87306.5, the Monterey County Civil Rights Office has amended its Conflict of Interest Code to update the office name to Civil Rights Office. It has also updated the title of the Civil Rights Officer and has designated positions to include the management-level positions of Senior Equal Opportunity Analyst, Associate Equal Opportunity Analyst, and Equal Opportunity Analyst.
DISCUSSION:
The Political Reform Act of 1974 (Government Code ? 81000, et. seq.), requires state and local government agencies to adopt a conflict of interest code and to review and make changes to their codes, as needed. The changes made to the existing code reflect the Office's current name, the Civil Rights Officer's current title, and the addition of management level positions - Senior Equal Opportunity Analyst, Associate Equal Opportunity Analyst, and Equal Opportunity Analyst - to the disclosure requirements.
According to Government Code sections 82011 and 87303, the Board of Supervisors is the code reviewing body and may approve the code as submitted, revise the proposed code and approve it as revised, or return the proposed code to the agency for revision and resubmission. Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the proposed amended Conflict of Interest Code of the Monterey County Civil Rights Office, a copy of which is appended as Attachment A.
Note that the Civil Rights Office has not amended its Conflict of Interest Code since 1991, at which time it was known as the Affirmative Action Office. Consequently, it is impractical to produce a redline ...
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