RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE FOR

SAN MATEO COUNTY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

 

WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act of 1974 requires every public agency to adopt a Conflict of Interest Code designating employees who must file annual conflict of interest statements;

 

WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act of 1974 further requires that each agency review its Conflict of Interest Code every two years;

 

WHEREAS, public agencies must amend their codes to address changed circumstances such as when new positions have been added or eliminated or the duties of positions have changed; and

 

WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Employees' Retirement Association, has reviewed its Conflict of Interest Code and has submitted a revised code to the Board for approval.

 

    NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED as follows:

1.

The Board of Supervisors approves the Conflict of Interest Code for the San Mateo County Employees' Retirement Association.

   

2.

The terms of 2 Cal. Admin. Code section 18730 and amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission are hereby incorporated by reference and, along with the list of designated employees and disclosure categories for the San Mateo County Employees' Retirement Association, shall constitute a Conflict of Interest Code.

   

3.

Any designated employee who has already filed an annual statement in April 2003 is not required to file another annual statement until April 2004.

   

4.

Any newly designated employee shall file an initial statement within 30 days of the date which the County Clerk notifies the agency of the amendment of its Code.

   

5.

Pursuant to section 18730(b)(4), each designated employee shall file all Statements of Economic Interests with the employees' agency. The agency shall make and retain a copy and forward the original to the County Clerk. The County Clerk shall be the official responsible for receiving and retaining Statements of Economic Interests.

   

6.

The agency head, after consultation with the legal counsel, shall determine which consultants must comply with the disclosure requirements of the agency's Conflict of Interest Code. The agency head shall give written notice to any consultant who is required to file Statements of Economic Interests. No consultant may participate in any decision in which the consultant has a financial interest, whether or not the consultant is required to file Statements of Economic Interests.

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