File #: 13-0170    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 2/15/2013 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 3/5/2013 Final action: 3/5/2013
Title: County Counsel recommending the Board review and approve revised conflict of interest codes received from local public entities within the county.
Attachments: 1. A - Buckeye USD 02-26-13, 2. B - EDC Office of Education 02-26-13, 3. C - El Dorado County RCD 02-26-13, 4. D - El Dorado Hills Water District 02-26-13, 5. E - El Dorado Hills CSD 02-26-13, 6. F - Georgetown PUD 02-26-13, 7. G - Georgetown Divide RCD 02-26-13, 8. H - Grizzly Flat CSD 02-26-13, 9. I - Hickok Road CSD 02-26-13, 10. J - Indian Diggings School District 02-26-13, 11. K - Knolls Property Owners CSD 02-26-13, 12. L - Lake Tahoe Community College Dist. 02-26-13, 13. M - Mother Lode Union School District 02-26-13, 14. N - Pollock Pines ESD 02-26-13, 15. O - Silver Fork ESD 02-26-13, 16. P - Letter from County Counsel.pdf
Title
County Counsel recommending the Board review and approve revised conflict of interest codes received from local public entities within the county.
Body
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
There is no fiscal impact.
 
Background
A number of local public agencies have submitted their revised and updated conflict of interest codes to the County for review and approval.  These public entities are:
 
1.      Buckeye Union SD
2.      El Dorado County Office of Education
3.      El Dorado County RCD
4.      El Dorado Hills County Water District
5.      El Dorado Hills CSD
6.      Georgetown Divide PUD
7.      Georgetown Divide RCD
8.      Grizzly Flats CSD
9.      Hickok Road CSD
10.      Indian Diggings SD
11.      Knolls Property Owners CSD
12.      Lake Tahoe CCD
13.      Mother Lode Union SD
14.      Pollock Pines Elementary SD
15.      Silver Fork Elementary SD
 
County Counsel's Office has reviewed the updated conflict of interest codes submitted by the agencies listed above, and finds that they are in accordance with state law, and recommends that the Board approve the revised codes as submitted.  The Board's approval makes the updated codes legally effective.  Staff will transmit a record of the Board's approval to the local public agencies for their records.
 
Reason for Recommendation
Every two years, local public entities operating within the county must review their conflict of interest codes and determine whether changes should be made in order to bring them up to date.  Under state law, the Board of Supervisors is the "code reviewing body" and must review and approve the local public entities' revised conflict of interest codes.  County Counsel's Office has reviewed the updated and revised conflict of interest codes submitted to the county by local government agencies within the county, and finds that they are in conformance with the Political Reform Act.
 
Action(s) to be taken following Board approval
Board of Supervisors approval of the updated conflict of interest codes from local public entities makes them effective.  Notice of the Board's approval will be transmitted to the entities.  No further action by the Board is necessary.
 
Contact
Edward L. Knapp