Sec. 2.20.2. Procedures and Standards for Requesting Exemption from Government Code Section 87300, Requiring the Adoption and Promulgation of a Conflict of Interest Code.

f one or more of the following occurs: (i) The entity obtains authority to engage in regulatory, quasi-regulatory, permit, licensing or planning authority or functions; (ii) The entity acquires real property; and (iii) The annual operating budget exclusive of salaries for the agency exceeds $70,000. (l) If the Ethics Commission receives notice from an entity under subsection (k) or otherwise learns of facts or circumstances that indicate that an entity may no longer be eligible for an exemption from the provisions of Government Code Section 87300 requiring adoption and promulgation of a Conflict of Interest Code, the Ethics Commission may reconsider the exemption and may issue a letter notifying the entity that it is no longer eligible for an exemption from the provisions of Government Code Section 87300 requiring adoption and promulgation of a Conflict of Interest Code. (m) Within 60 days of receiving a letter under subsection (l) from the Ethics Commission stating that an entity is no longer eligible for an exemption, the entity or any interested party may submit a request to the City Council that the exemption revocation be reconsidered by the City Council. The City Council shall consider the request for reconsideration and if good cause exists for reconsideration, the City Council shall schedule the matter for a hearing before the City Council. The City Council's determination to approve or disapprove an exemption revocation after a hearing on the issue shall be final. If the City Council approves the exemption revocation, the City Council shall set a deadline within a 6 month period by which the entity requesting the extension shall adopt and promulgate a Conflict of Interest Code pursuant to Section 87300 of the Government Code. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 176,477, Eff. 3-28-05.