TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Sheryl L. Bratton, County Counsel
REPORT BY: Chris R.Y. Apallas, Deputy County Counsel
SUBJECT: Amended Conflict of Interest Code for Groundwater Sustainability Agency
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve recently amended conflict of interest code for the Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
In 1974, the voters of California approved the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Act), Government Code Section 81000 et seq. Among other things, the Act requires every agency to adopt and promulgate a conflict of interest code (Government Code Section 87300). For this purpose, "agency" includes any local government agency. An agency may adopt its code by incorporating by reference the model conflict of interest code set forth in Section 18730 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations.
In each county, the Board of Supervisors is the "code-reviewing body" of any local agency, other than a city located entirely within the boundaries of the county, per Government Code Section 82011(b).
Government Code Section 87306.5 provides that no later than July 1 of every even-numbered year, the code-reviewing body must direct each local agency that has adopted a conflict of interest code to review its code and submit an amended code to the code-reviewing body if changes are needed due to changed circumstances. Finally, Government Code Section 87303 provides that no conflict of interest code is effective until it has been approved by the code-reviewing body. The Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) found it necessary to amend its code prior to an even year to update those positions required to file statements of economic interest.
The Board must review the amended code and either approve or disapprove it. If the Board disapproves the code, the Board must return the code to the GSA for further review. The GSA's resolution with its amended code is attached.
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