Title
Adopt a resolution to revise and approve amendments to, and revise, Carmel Unified School District’s Conflict of Interest Code.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors, as the code reviewing body under the Political Reform Act, approve amendments to, and revise, Carmel Unified School District’s Conflict of Interest Code.
SUMMARY:
Following the biennial review of its Conflict of Interest Code as required by Government Code section 87306.5, Carmel Unified School District amended its Conflict of Interest Code to clarify its disclosure categories. A copy of its amended Conflict of Interest Code is appended hereto as Attachment B.
DISCUSSION:
Amendments to local agency Conflict of Interest Codes are authorized by section 87306 of the Government Code whenever changes are required by changed circumstances, by creation or deletion of designated positions, or by changes in the duties of designated positions.
Under Government Code sections 82011 and 87303, the Board of Supervisors is the code reviewing body. It 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 adopt Carmel Unified School District’s amended Conflict of Interest Code in accordance with the attached Memorandum of the Office of the County Counsel and approve it, as so revised.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Office of the County Counsel has reviewed the amended Conflict of Interest Code of Carmel Unified School District. As revised in the attached Memorandum, the amended Code is lawful under the Political Reform Act of 1974.
FINANCING:
There is no fiscal impact upon the County of Monterey resulting from the Board’s revision and approval of the proposed Conflict of Interest Code.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
Revision and approval of the proposed Conflict of Interest Code fulfills the Board’s statutorily designated role as the code reviewing body pursuant to the Political Reform Act.
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Prepared by: Iracema Lopez, Management Analyst I, X5066
Approved by: Valerie Ralph, Clerk of the Board, X5842
Attachments:
Carmel Unified School District’s amended Conflict of Interest Code (red lined)
Carmel Unified School District’s amended Conflict of Interest Code (clean)
Carmel Unified School District’s Board of Education’s Resolution No. 20-40, adopted on September 30, 2020, reflecting adoption of its revised Conflict of Interest Code
Memorandum from County Counsel
Draft Board of Supervisors Resolution