2008/10/14 City Council Ordinance 805
ORDINANCE NO. 805
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
REPEALING CHAPTER 2.60, "CONFLICT OF INTEREST"
WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act (California Government Code section 81000, et
seq.) requires public agencies to adopt and promulgate conflict of interest codes;
WHEREAS the Fair Political Practices Commission has adopted a regulation (2 Cal.
Code of Regs. Section 18730) that contains the terms of a standard conflict of interest code and
may be incorporated by reference in an agency's conflict of interest code;
WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act, Government Code Section 87306.5, requires
government agencies to conduct biennial reviews of their Conflict of Interest Codes;
WHEREAS, the terms of the City's Conflict oflnterest Code are currently codified under
Chapter 2.60 of the Rohnert Park Municipal;
WHEREAS, the disclosure categories and the list of designated positions required to file
statements of economic interest under the Conflict of Interest Code are established by resolution;
WHEREAS, staff has determined that amendments to the list of designated positions are
necessary; and
WHEREAS, integrating the Conflict of Interest Code with its disclosure categories and
list of designated positions into one complete document, adopted by resolution, will ensure that
the terms of the City's Conflict oflnterest Code are in compliance with Regulation 18730 and
will eliminate the need to amend the City's Conflict of Interest Code through adoption,
publication and codification of an ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park does ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2.60 of the Rohnert Park Municipal Code, "Conflict oflnterest," is
hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase ofthis
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it should have
adopted the Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases
be declared unconstitutional.
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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County of Sonoma )
Terri Griffin, under penalty of perjury, deposes and says:
That she is, and during all times herein mentioned was, the duly acting and qualified Deputy
City Clerk of the City of Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, California; and that on the 15th
day of October. 2008, she posted and had published as required by law full, true, and correct
copies of ORDINANCE NO. 805, "REPEALING CHAPTER 2.60, 'CONFLICT OF
INTERES'" in five (5) public places in said City, to wit:
www.rocitv.or!! for website posting
City Offices
6750 Commerce Boulevard
Public Safety Main Station
500 City Hall Drive
Rohnert Park Community Center
5401 Snyder Lane
Library
6250 Lynne Conde Way
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Deputy City Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 17th day of October, 2008.
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SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effective thirty (30) days
after its adoption and shall be published and posted as required by law.
This ordinance was introduced on the 23rd day of September, 2008, and DULY AND
REGULARLY ADOPTED by the City Council ofthe City of Rohnert Park this 14th day of
October ,2008, by the following vote:
AYES: Five (5) Council Members Breeze, Smith, Stafford, Vidak-Martinez,
and Mayor Mackenzie
NOES: None (0) f
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ABSENT: None (0)
ASBSTAIN: None (0)
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FO