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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-08-22 - Resolution No. 17-29 RESOLUTION NO. 17-29 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT ADOPTING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 16-22 WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act of 1974, Government Code Section 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, 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 Political Reform 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, California Code of Regulations, Section 18730 (Attachment A) and any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission are hereby incorporated by reference and, together with Exhibits A and B in which members and employees are designated and Resolution No. 17-29 Adopting a Conflict of Interest Code 1 disclosure categories are set forth, constitute the Conflict of Interest Code of the Yorba Linda Water District. Section 2. That Resolution No. 16-22 is hereby rescinded. 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 22nd day of August 2017 by the following called vote: AYES: Directors Hall, Hawkins, Jones, Miller and Nederhood NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None J. Wayne'Miller, Ph.D., President Yorba Linda Water District ATTEST: Marc Marcantonio, Board Secretary Yorba Linda Water District Reviewed as to form by General Counsel: Anc ew- B. Gadep, Esq. Kidman Law LLP Resolution No. 17-29 Adopting a Conflict of Interest Code 2 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 (2 Cal. Code of Regs. 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 2 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 82008). Upon receipt of the statements of Members of the Board of Directors, General Manager, Assistant General Manager, Finance Manager, General Counsel, Labor Counsel, Associate Engineer, Chief Water System Operator, Communications Manager, Construction Project Supervisor, Customer Service Supervisor, Engineering Manager, Human Resources/Risk and Safety Manager, Information Systems Administrator, Information Technology Manager, Management Analyst, Operations Manager, Operations/Warehouse Assistant, Senior Accountant, Senior Fleet Mechanic, Senior Project Manager, Water Maintenance Superintendent, Water Production Superintendent, and Water Quality Engineer, 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 employees will be retained by the Yorba Linda Water District's Filing Officer. Resolution No. 17-29 Adopting a Conflict of Interest Code 3 Conflict of Interest Code EXHIBIT A (Final Draft) Entity: Water Districts Agency: Yorba Linda Water District Position Disclosure Files With Status Category Associate Engineer OC-05 COB Unchanged Chief Water System Operator OC-05 COB Unchanged Communications Manager OC-41 COB Unchanged Construction Project Supervisor OC-05 COB Unchanged Consultant OC-30 Agency Unchanged Customer Service Supervisor OC-05 COB Unchanged Engineering Manager OC-41 COB Unchanged General Counsel OC-01 COB Unchanged Human Resources/Risk and Safety Manager OC-41 COB Unchanged Information Systems Administrator OC-05 COB Unchanged Information Technology Manager OC-41 COB Unchanged Labor Counsel OC-01 COB Unchanged Management Analyst OC-05 COB Unchanged Operations Manager OC-41 COB Unchanged Operations/Warehouse Assistant OC-05 COB Unchanged Senior Accountant OC-05 COB Unchanged Senior Fleet Mechanic OC-05 COB Unchanged Senior Project Manager OC-05 COB Unchanged Water Maintenance Superintendent OC-05 COB Unchanged Water Production Superintendent OC-05 COB Unchanged Water Quality Engineer OC-05 COB Unchanged Total: 21 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. § 18701 (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: Assistant General Manager Files with COB Added Reason: Newly added position. Run date/time: Wednesday,August 16 2017 09:11:39 AM Page 1 of 2 Conflict of Interest Code EXHIBIT A (Final Draft) Entity: Water Districts Agency: Yorba Linda Water District Finance Manager(Treasurer) Files with COB Unchanged General Manager(Secretary) Files with COB Unchanged Member of the Board of Directors Files with COB Unchanged 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). Run date/time: Wednesday,August 16 2017 09:11:39 AM Page 2 of 2 Disclosure Descriptions EXHIBIT B (Final Draft) Entity: Water Districts Agency: Yorba Linda Water District Disclosure Category Disclosure Description Status Form 87200 filers shall complete all schedules for Form 700 and disclose all reportable sources of income, interests in real property, investments and business 87200 Filer positions in business entities, if applicable, pursuant to Government Code Section Unchanged 87200 et seq.. All interests in real property in Orange County, the authority or the District as OC-01 applicable, as well as investments, business positions and sources of income Unchanged (including gifts, loans and travel payments). All investments in, business positions with and income (including gifts, loans and travel payments) from sources that provide services, supplies, materials, machinery, OC-05 equipment (including training and consulting services) used by the County Unchanged Department, Authority or District, as applicable. 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 OC-30 comply with the disclosure requirements in this section. Such written determination Unchanged 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. 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, OC-41 machinery, vehicles, or equipment (including training and consulting services) used Unchanged by the County Department, Authority or District, as applicable. Grand Total: 5 Run date/time: Wednesday,August 16 2017 09:11:39 AM Page 1 of 1 Conflict of Interest Code EXHIBIT A (Final Draft) Entity: Water Districts Agency: Yorba Linda Water District Position Disclosure Files With Category Associate Engineer OC-05 COB Chief Water System Operator OC-05 COB Communications Manager OC-41 COB Construction Project Supervisor 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/Risk and Safety Manager OC-41 COB Information Systems Administrator OC-05 COB Information Technology Manager OC-41 COB Labor Counsel OC-01 COB Management Analyst OC-05 COB Operations Manager OC-41 COB Operations/Warehouse Assistant OC-05 COB Senior Accountant OC-05 COB Senior Fleet Mechanic OC-05 COB Senior Project Manager OC-05 COB Water Maintenance Superintendent OC-05 COB Water Production Superintendent OC-05 COB Water Quality Engineer OC-05 COB Total: 21 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. § 18701 (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: Assistant General Manager Files with COB Finance Manager(Treasurer) Files with COB Run date/time: Wednesday,August 16 2017 09:11:39 AM Page 1 of 2 Conflict of Interest Code EXHIBIT A (Final Draft) Entity: Water Districts Agency: Yorba Linda Water District General Manager(Secretary) 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). Run date/time: Wednesday,August 16 2017 09:11:39 AM Page 2 of 2 Disclosure Descriptions EXHIBIT B (Final Draft) Entity: Water Districts Agency: Yorba Linda Water District Disclosure Category Disclosure Description Form 87200 filers shall complete all schedules for Form 700 and disclose all reportable sources of income, interests in real property, investments and business 87200 Filer positions in business entities, if applicable, pursuant to Government Code Section 87200 et seq.. All interests in real property in Orange County, the authority or the District as OC-01 applicable, as well as investments, business positions and sources of income (including gifts, loans and travel payments). All investments in, business positions with and income (including gifts, loans and travel payments) from sources that provide services, supplies, materials, machinery, OC-05 equipment (including training and consulting services) used by the County Department, Authority or District, as applicable. 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 OC-30 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. 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, OC-41 machinery, vehicles, or equipment (including training and consulting services) used by the County Department, Authority or District, as applicable. Grand Total: 5 Run date/time: Wednesday,August 16 2017 09:11:39 AM Page 1 of 1