HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-09-12 - Resolution No. 2024-19RESOLUTION NO.2024-19
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
ADOPTING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE WHICH
SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODES
AND AMENDMENTS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED
WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act of 1974, California Government Code
Sections 81000 et. seq. ("the Act"), requires a local government
agency to adopt a Conflict of Interest Code pursuant to the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Yorba Linda Water District has previously adopted a Conflict of
Interest Code and that Code now requires updating; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Act have in the past and foreseeably will in the
future require conforming amendments to be made to the Conflict
of Interest Code; and
WHEREAS, the Fair Political Practices Commission has adopted a regulation, Title
2, Division 6, California Code of Regulations, Section 18730, which
contains terms for a standard model Conflict of Interest Code, which,
together with amendments thereto, may be adopted by public
agencies and incorporated by reference to save public agencies
time and money by minimizing the actions required of such agencies
to keep their codes in conformity with the Act.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda
Water District as follows:
Section 1. The terms of Title 2, Division 6, California Code of Regulations, Section
18730, and any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political
Practices Commission are hereby incorporated by reference and,
together with Attachment A and Exhibits A and B in which members
and employees are designated and disclosure categories are set
forth, constitute the Conflict of Interest Code of the Yorba Linda
Water District.
Section 2. The provisions of all Conflict of Interest Codes and Amendments
thereto previously adopted by the Yorba Linda Water District are
hereby superseded.
Resolution No. 2024-19 Adopting a Conflict of Interest Code
Section 3. The Filing Officer is hereby authorized to forward a copy of this
Resolution to the Clerk of the Orange County Board of Supervisors for
review and approval by the Orange County Board of Supervisors as
required by California Government Code Section 87303.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12t" day of September 2024 by the following called
vote:
AYES: Directors Barbre, DesRoches, and Lindsey
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Directors Hawkins and Hernandez
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Trudi DesRoches, President
Yorba Linda Water District
ATTEST:
Annie Alexander, Board Secretary
Yorba Linda Water District
Reviewed as to form by General Counsel:
An ew B. G en, Esq.
Kidman G en Law LLP
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ATTACHMENT A
CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE FOR THE
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
The Political Reform Act, Government Code Sections 81000, et seq., requires state
and local government agencies to adopt and promulgate Conflict of Interest
Codes. The Fair Political Practices Commission has adopted a regulation, Title 2,
Division 6, California Code of Regulations, Section 18730, which contains the terms
of a standard Conflict of Interest Code, which may be incorporated by reference
in an agency's 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. Therefore, the terms of Title 2, Division 6, California Code of
Regulations, Section 18730, and any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair
Political Practices Commission, are hereby incorporated by reference. This
regulation and the attached Appendix designating officials and employees and
establishing disclosure categories, shall constitute the Conflict of Interest Code of
the Yorba Linda Water District.
Designated employees shall file statements of economic interests with the Yorba
Linda Water District's Political Reform Act Filing Officer, Board Secretary, who will
make the statements available for public inspection and reproduction
(Government Code Section 81008).
Upon receipt of the statements of Members of the Board of Directors, General
Manager, Assistant General Manager, Finance Manager, General Counsel, Labor
Counsel, Accounting Supervisor, Assistant Engineer I, Assistant Engineer II, Assistant
Engineer III, Associate Engineer, Customer Service Supervisor, Engineering
Manager, Human Resources Analyst, Human Resources and Risk Manager,
Information Systems Administrator, Maintenance Superintendent, Operations
Assistant, Operations Manager, Operations Superintendent, Principal Engineer,
Production Superintendent, Public Affairs Officer, Records Management
Administrator, Senior Engineer, Senior Executive Assistant/Board Secretary, and
Senior Information Systems Administrator, the Yorba Linda Water District's Filing
Officer shall make and retain a copy and forward the original of these statements
to the Clerk of the Orange County Board of Supervisors as the Filing Officer for
these designated positions.
Statements for all other designated positions, such as consultants, will be retained
by the Yorba Linda Water District's Filing Officer.
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Entity:Water Districts
Yorba Linda Water DistrictAgency:
Conflict of Interest Code
EXHIBIT A
Position Disclosure Category Files With
Accounting Supervisor OC-05 COB
Assistant Engineer I OC-05 COB
Assistant Engineer II OC-05 COB
Assistant Engineer III OC-05 COB
Associate Engineer OC-05 COB
Consultant OC-30 Agency
Customer Service Supervisor OC-05 COB
Engineering Manager OC-41 COB
General Counsel OC-01 COB
Human Resources Analyst OC-05 COB
Human Resources and Risk Manager OC-41 COB
Information Systems Administrator OC-05 COB
Labor Counsel OC-01 COB
Maintenance Superintendent OC-05 COB
Operations Assistant OC-05 COB
Operations Manager OC-41 COB
Operations Superintendent OC-05 COB
Principal Engineer OC-05 COB
Production Superintendent OC-05 COB
Public Affairs Officer OC-05 COB
Records Management Administrator OC-05 COB
Senior Engineer OC-05 COB
Senior Executive Assistant/Board Secretary OC-05 COB
Senior Information Systems Administrator OC-05 COB
Total: 24
OFFICIALS WHO ARE SPECIFIED IN GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 87200
Officials who are specified in Government Code section 87200 (including officials who manage public investments, as
defined by 2 Cal. Code of Regs. § 18700.3 (b)), are NOT subject to the Agency’s Conflict of Interest Code, but are
subject to the disclosure requirements of the Political Reform Act, Government Code section 87100, et seq. Gov’t Code §
87203. These positions are listed here for informational purposes only.
The positions listed below are officials who are specified in Government Code section 87200:
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Entity:Water Districts
Yorba Linda Water DistrictAgency:
Conflict of Interest Code
EXHIBIT A
Assistant General Manager Files with COB
Finance Manager Files with COB
General Manager Files with COB
Member of the Board of Directors Files with COB
The disclosure requirements for these positions are set forth in Government Code section 87200, et. seq. They require the
disclosure of interests in real property in the agency’s jurisdiction, as well as investments, business positions and sources
of income (including gifts, loans and travel payments).
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Disclosure Category Disclosure Description
Water Districts
Yorba Linda Water District
Entity:
Agency:
Disclosure Descriptions
EXHIBIT B
87200 Filer Form 87200 filers shall complete all schedules for Form 700 and disclose all reportable sources of
income, interests in real property, investments and business positions in business entities, if
applicable, pursuant to Government Code Section 87200 et seq..
OC-01 All interests in real property in Orange County, the authority or the District as applicable, as well
as investments, business positions and sources of income (including gifts, loans and travel
payments).
OC-05 All investments in, business positions with and income (including gifts, loans and travel payments)
from sources that provide services, supplies, materials, machinery, equipment (including training
and consulting services) used by the County Department, Authority or District, as applicable.
OC-30 Consultants shall be included in the list of designated employees and shall disclose pursuant to the
broadest category in the code subject to the following limitation: The County Department
Head/Director/General Manager/Superintendent/etc. may determine that a particular consultant,
although a “designated position,” is hired to perform a range of duties that is limited in scope and
thus is not required to fully comply with the disclosure requirements in this section. Such written
determination shall include a description of the consultant’s duties and, based upon that
description, a statement of the extent of disclosure required. The determination of disclosure is a
public record and shall be filed with the Form 700 and retained by the Filing Officer for public
inspection.
OC-41 All interests in real property in Orange County, the District or Authority, as applicable, as well as
investments in, business positions with and income (including gifts, loans and travel payments)
from sources that provide services, supplies, materials, machinery, vehicles, or equipment
(including training and consulting services) used by the County Department, Authority or District,
as applicable.
Grand Total: 5
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