Title
Adopt Resolution to approve the Conflict of Interest Code of the Economic Development Department of the County of Monterey
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
As the code reviewing body, adopt a resolution to approve the conflict of interest code of the Economic Development Department (Attachment A)
SUMMARY:
In late 2011, the Board of Supervisors created a new Economic Development Department which consolidated the Redevelopment and Housing Office with the Workforce Investment Board and added certain functions related to economic development activities that were previously being undertaken by the Department of Intergovernmental Affairs. Pursuant to Government Code sections 87300 and 87303, each local agency must adopt a conflict of interest code which must be approved by the code reviewing body. The County has chosen to have each of its departments adopt a code which is then approved by the Board of Supervisors as the code reviewing body. Accordingly, as a new County department, the Economic Department has adopted the attached conflict of interest code and submits it to the Board of Supervisors for approval.
DISCUSSION:
The proposed code for the newly created Economic Development Department is lawful under the Political Reform Act of 1974. The proposed conflict of interest code for the Economic Development Department designates positions which are subject to the code and specifies the required level of disclosure for designated positions. It should be noted that the Economic Development Department is a County Department and positions labeled as “Redevelopment and Housing” remain even though the Redevelopment Agency of the County of Monterey was dissolved on February 1, 2012 pursuant to ABx1 26. It is anticipated that these positions may renamed in the future, at which time an amendment to this code will be prepared.
Pursuant to Sections 82011 and 87303 of the Government Code, the Board of Supervisors is the cod...
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