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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1992-42 - Board ............. . .. ................ ...... .............. RESOLUTION NO ' 9242. . .... .... ... .. .............. ....... .... OF THE: .................. . ........ ... .. . :M T RUCKE E DO N N ER'....PU B Ll G. UTI LITY DISTRICT ... ........ AMENDING THE DISTRICT'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE WHEREAS, the Truckee Donner Public Utility District has had, for a number of years, a Conflict of Interest Code which it adopted as required by the Political Reform Act of 1974, Government Code Section 81000, et. seq.; and WHEREAS, the District recently reorganized its internal structure, abolishing some positions and creating some new positions; and WHEREAS, the result of these changes to the District's organization requires the District to amend its Conflict of Interest Code; and WHEREAS, a portion of the District's Conflict of Interest Code includes a list of directors, officers, employees, and consultants who must disclose certain financial interests and a list of those interests that must be disclosed; and WHEREAS, the District has abolished the positions of General Foreman, Office Manager, District Engineers, Technical Services Foreman and Finance Super ,that , required the disclosure of certain financial interests, and simultaneously, created the newpositions ofPlanning Services Director,Administrative Services Manager, Support Services Manager,Electric Superin tendent and Wa ter Superintendent, thatrequire that certain financial disclosures be made; and WHEREAS, the financial interests in real property, business, interests and positions and sources of income which must be disclosed remain the same as in the current Conflict of Interest Code; and WHEREAS, the District has prepared a written explanation of the reasons for the designations and disclosure responsibilities and has available at its offices all the information upon which the proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code are based; and WHEREAS, copies of the proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code have been made available to interested persons and written comments concerning the proposed amendments have been solicited; and WHEREAS, a public hearing to receive comments before the District adopts the proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code was held on December 7, 1992, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District that the amended Conflict of Interest Code is hereby adopted. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held within the District on the 7th day of December 1992 by the following roll call vote: A YES: Corbett, Jones, Maass, Sutton and Aguera. NOES: None. ABSENT.• None. TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT By Jo6ohA Aguera, fjesident A TTEST.• / Susan M. Craig, Deputy Distri Clerk smc CHAPTER 2.52 CONFLICT OF INTEREST Sections: 2.52.006 Financial Interests of Employees 2.52.010 District's Conflict of Interest Code 2.52.005 Financial Interests of Employees - It is the policy of the Board that no employee of the District shall have any financial interest in any activity outside the Truckee Donner Public Utility District which does business for profit with the Truckee Donner Public Utility District. (Resolution 8222 adopted in 1982) 2.52.010 District's Conflict of Interest Code - The Political Reform Act requires state and local government agencies to adopt and promulgate conflict of interest codes. The Fair Political Practices Commission has adopted a regulation which contains the terms of a standard conflict of interest code. After public notice and hearing it may be amended by the Fair Political Practices Commission to conform to amendments in the Political Reform Act. The terms of 2 California Administrative Code Section 18730 and any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and constitute the Conflict of Interest Code for the District. 2.52.010.1 A designated employee shall disclose any positions of director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or any position of management in a business entity listed in Column II following on the line applicable to his or her name. Moreover, a designated employee who holds such a position is subject to the disqualification provisions of Section 8 of the Fair Political Practices Commission's standard Conflict of Interest Code with respect to such position. 2.52.010.2 Investments in any business and sources of income listed in Column II are disclosable if: 2.52.010.2(A) The business entity in which the investment is held or the source of income is of the type which within the last two years has contracted with the District; or 2.52.010.2(B) The business entity in which the investment is held or the source of income is of the type which within the last two years has contracted to furnish supplies or services as subcontractors in any contract with the District. 2.52.010.3 Interests in real property are disclosable by a designated employee if listed in Column II on the line applicable to his or her position. TYPE OF BUSINESS ENTITY, INVESTMENT DESIGNATED POSITION OR SOURCE OF INCOME, OR REAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURE Planning Director, Administrative Services Manager, 1. Motor vehicles and specialty Support Services Manager, Executive Secretary, vehicles and parts therefor. Electric Superintendent, Water Superintendent, 2. Construction and building materials. Purchasing Agent/Warehouseman 3. Petroleum products. 4. Pipes, valves, fittings, pumps, meters, etc. 5. Transformers, poles, towers, wire, meters, cable, conduit, etc. 6. Office supplies and equipment. 7. Construction and building materials. 8. Water quality testing. 9. Engineering services. 10. Legal and collection services. 11. Real property. 12. Newspapers. 13. Computer hardware and software. 14. Printing or reproduction. 15. Safety equipment and instruction material. 16. Educational and medical services and material. CONTINUED TYPE OF BUSINESS ENTITY, INVESTMENT DESIGNATED POSITION OR SOURCE OF INCOME, OR REAL PROPERTY DISCLOSURE Engineering consultants; architectural consultants 1. Real property. 2. Pipes, valves, fittings, pumps, tanks, meters, etc. 3. Construction and building materials. Financial consultants; bond counsel 1. Real property. 2. Banks and savings and loans. 3. Retirement of bond proceeding. Public relations contractors 1. Publications. 2. Printing and distribution. Directors or candidates for Directors, General 1. All of the above. Managers, Auditor, Attorneys and other non- specified consultants 2. Insurance companies. 3. Public utilities. 4. Audit agreements and contracts. The General Manager shall make a determination as to what disclosure, if any, is required by any particular consultant and when all principals of a firm shall be required to make disclosures. (Ord. 8009, 8703, 8804; Res. 8811 - approved by FPPC on August 3, 1990; effective 9/12/90; amended by Resolution 9242)