REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 23, 2021:
Annual Review and Approval of City's Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and Appointed Officials
Report
DISCUSSION
This report represents Council's annual opportunity to review and revise the City's Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and Appointed Officials (hereafter referred to as "the Code").
The Code contains a section on ethical standards and a section on conduct which describes the way officials should treat one another, City staff, constituents, and others with whom they may come in contact with while representing the City.
No substantive changes to the Code are proposed by staff. The draft included as Attachment 1 contains the following changes to the Model of Excellence: adding a "Name" field; and removing the "City Council Seat #" field (see Attachment 1, Page 19).
The City's boards and commissions that meet on a regular basis completed their annual review of the Code during the months of September 2020 through January 2021. The Board of Building Code Appeals and the Personnel Board, which meet only on an as-needed basis, will review the Code at a future meeting yet to be scheduled.
The only Board or Commission with comments was the Planning Commission with the following motion that passed 7 - 0: recommend the City Council initiate "...a formal review of the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and Appointed Officials, a process which would include involvement from members of different Boards and Commissions." Excerpts of the Planning Commissions minutes can be found in Attachment 8. If Council wants to pursue this Planning Commission recommendation, staff has included Alternative 2 to refer the matter to the Council Subcommittee on Board and Commission Bylaws for discussion and possible action.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelin...
Click here for full text