For City Council Meeting February 24, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
AUTHOR: Barbara A. McGee, City Clerk, CMC
Title
Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 8468 Amending the City's Conflict of Interest Code and List of Designated Employees.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
1) Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution amending the City of Rialto Conflict of Interest Code.
BACKGROUND
The Political Reform Act (PRA) requires every local government agency to adopt a conflict of interest code. A conflict of interest code designates positions required to file Statement of Economics Interests Form 700 by designated employees of the agency upon their appointment and annually thereafter.
The City Council Resolution provided in Attachment 1, Exhibit A, Appendix A, represents the City's updated list of "designated employees" required to file Statement of Economic Interests Form 700. This list of "designated employees" must fulfill Ethics Training every two years.
The Public Records Act (PRA) requires every local government agency to review its conflict of interest code bi-annually to determine if it is accurate and up-to-date and/or if it needs to be amended.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
On September 27, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution 7978 amending the previous Conflict of Interest Code. The City has since added and changed some employees' classification titles. It is therefore imperative that the City amend its Conflict of Interest Code to ensure it designates those public officials of the City who are involved in City decisions and to require designated officials to disclose those financial interests, using Form 700, which would foreseeably be affected, in a material manner, by a City decision made by the official in the performance of the official's responsibilities.
The Political Reform Act defines a "designated employee" as an officer, employee, or consultant whose position entitles the making or ...
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