Los Gatos Municipal Code Div. 4 Conflict of Interest

Government Code section 87300 requires local agencies to adopt a conflict of interest code. The State Fair Political Practices Commission has adopted a regulation, 2 California Code of Regulations section 18730, which contains the terms of a standard conflict of interest code, which local agencies are authorized to incorporate by reference, and which may be amended by the Fair Political Practices Commission to conform to amendments and State law after public notice and hearings. Pursuant to that authority, 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, together with the other sections in this article, as the Conflict of Interest Code of the Town of Los Gatos, which is considered the "agency" within the purview of this Code.

(Code 1968, § 2-60; Ord. No. 1916, § I, 10-19-92)

The appendices referred to in 2 California Code of Regulations section 19730 and any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission, shall be adopted and maintained by resolution duly adopted form time to time by the Town Council.

(Code 1968, § 2-61; Ord. No. 1916, § II, 10-19-92; Ord. No. 1925, § I, 1-4-93; Ord. No. 1989, § I, 10-17-94; Ord. No. 2009, § II, 2-5-96; Ord. No. 2053, § II, 10-19-98; Ord. No. 2076, § II, 12-4-00; Ord. No. 2106, § II, 10-21-02; Ord. No. 2139, §§ I, II, 2-22-05)

Council Members, Commissioners, designated employees, and designated consultants shall file statements of economic interests electronically with the Town Clerk who shall be and perform the duties of filing officer for the Town of Los Gatos. Council Members, employees, and/or Commission members, who serve in more than one capacity, shall be required to file only one statement of economic interest, as required by law.

(Code 1968, § 2-63; Ord. No. 1916, § IV, 10-19-92; Ord. No. 2139, § II, 2-22-05; Ord. No. 2267, § 1, 12-19-17)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2139, § I, adopted Feb. 22, 2005, repealed § 2.30.615 in its entirety. Former § 2.30.615 pertained to disclosure categories and derived from Code 1968, § 2-62, and Ord. No. 1916, § III, adopted Oct. 19, 1992. Ord. No. 2139, § II, renumbered § 2.30.620 as 2.30.615.

Any elected officer, candidate, or committee required to file statements, reports, or other documents ("Statements") as required by Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act (California Government Code Section 84100 et seq.) may file such Statements using the Town Clerk Administrator's online system according to procedures established by the Clerk Administrator. These procedures shall ensure that the online system complies with the requirements set forth in Section 84615 of the Government Code. From and after February 1, 2019, elected officers, candidates, and committees required to file Statements must file such Statements using the Town Clerk Administrator's online system, unless exempt from the requirement to file online pursuant to Government Code Section 84615(a).

(Ord. No. 2267, § 1, 12-19-17)