RES-2018-060RESOLUTION NO. 2018 — 060
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM ADDING POLICY 1.11 TO THE CITY COUNCIL POLICY
MANUAL RELATING TO MANDATORY ETHICS TRAINING FOR CERTAIN
CITY OFFICIALS AND CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
WHEREAS, in California, state laws create a set of requirements that guide
elected/appointed officials and agency staff in their service to their communities; and
WHEREAS, promoting understanding of and compliance with the laws governing public
service ethics is necessary; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1234 was passed by the State Assembly and State Senate in
August of 2005, signed by the Governor in October 2005 and codified, in part, in Government
Code Section 53234, et seq.; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 53234(c)(1) identifies certain positions that are
required to attend mandatory ethics training and defines a Local Agency Official required to
attend such training as any member of a local agency " legislative body" or any elected official
who receives any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 54952(a) defines "legislative body" as the
governing body of a local agency or any other local body created by state or federal statute, and
subsection (b) further defines " legislative body" as a commission, committee, board, or other
body of a local agency, whether permanent or temporary, decision making or advisory, created
by charter, ordinance, resolution or formal action of a legislative body; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 53234(c)(2) requires any employee designated
by a local agency legislative body to additionally receive ethics training as specified by that
agency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
Section 1. Policy No. 1.11 entitled "Mandatory Ethics Training for Certain City
Officials and City Council Appointed Boards and Commissions" is hereby added to the City
Council Policy Manual as follows:
"The City Attorney's office shall provide training in ethics similar in content to that
required by state law, together with training on the Brown Act, to all appointed City
Council boards and commissions at the first meeting or the meeting immediately thereafter
following the scheduled annual appointments set forth in section 1.04.391.030 of the
the Anaheim Municipal Code. This policy shall not substitute for the requirements of
Government Code §53235, et. seq., and board and commission members required to
participate in mandatory training pursuant to that section will participate in the required
training.
All staff of the city council who receive compensation shall complete ethics training as
provided under §53235 of the Government Code, and such certificate of completion shall
be posted on the city's Transparency in Government webpage."
Section 2. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Anaheim this 12th day of June 2018, by the following roll call vote:
Mayor Pro Tem Moreno and Council Members Murray,
AYES:Vanderbilt, Barnes, Kring, and Faessel
NOES: None
ABSENT:Mayor Tait
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST
CITY CLERK OF THE ITY OF ANAHEIM
(Acting)
CITY OF ANAHEIM
Oak
MAYOA OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(PRO TEM)
City of Anaheim COUNCIL POLICY
Subject: Ethics Training for all City Policy # 1.11
Council Appointed Boards and Adopted Date: 06/12/18
Commissions and City Council
Staff Page (1) of (1)
The City Attorney's office shall provide training in ethics similar in content to that
required by state law, together with training on the Brown Act, to all appointed City
Council boards and commissions at the first meeting or the meeting immediately thereafter
following either i) the scheduled annual appointments set forth in section 1.04.391.030 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code. This policy shall not substitute for the requirements of
Government Code §53235, et. seq., and board and commission members required to
participate in mandatory training pursuant to that section will participate in the required
training.
All staff of the city council who receive compensation shall complete ethics training as
provided under §53235 of the Government Code, and such certificate of completion shall
be posted on the city's Transparency in Government webpage."
Reference: Resolution No. 2018-
CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, Acting City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is the original Resolution No. 2018-060 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the
Anaheim City Council held on the -12 T' day of June 2018 by the following vote of the members
thereof:
AYES: Mayor Pro Tem Moreno and Council Members Murray, Vanderbilt, Barnes,
Kring and Faessel
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Mayor Tait
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of June, 2018.
ACTING CITY CL RK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)