Westminster City Council
SUBJECT
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Resolution Re-Establishing the Order of Business for Regular Meetings of the City Council.
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From: Ashton R. Arocho, City Clerk
Requested by: Administration
Prepared by: Ashton R. Arocho, City Clerk
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 5217 TO REESTABLISH THE ORDER OF BUSINESS TO BE FOLLOWED IN REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.”
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BACKGROUND
Senate Bill (“SB 1439”) amended Government Code Section 84308 to expand the regulation of campaign contributions in excess of $250 from donors involved in certain matters before the City Council. If the donor has a matter pending before the agency, and the official received a campaign contribution from the donor in excess of $250 in the prior 12 months, the official must publicly disclose the contribution and cannot in any way participate in the decision of the matter. The donor also has a duty to disclose the contribution on the record.
In the 12 months following the decision, a local official cannot receive campaign contributions in excess of $250 from a donor with an economic interest in the governmental decision. Public officials are encouraged to closely track all campaign contributions which collectively exceed $250 in any 12-month period from any single source.
Pursuant to Section 2.04.030 of the Westminster Municipal Code, the City Council shall establish the order of business to be followed in the conduct of its regular meetings by resolution. The proposed resolution is to incorporate the reporting of SB 1439 during ex-parte communications, as needed.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with amending the order of business of the agenda.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed as to form.
CONCLUSION
Reporting pursuant to SB 1429 is mandatory, and therefore, adopting this resolution will ensure a place on the agenda and within the meeting where reporting can be made.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution No. 5217
2. Proposed Resolution
3. SB 1439
REVIEWED BY
Erin Backs, Finance Director
Christian Bettenhausen, City Attorney
Christine Cordon, City Manager