Chapter 11 — CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE

• A. As provided in section 87200 et seq. of the California Government Code, the mayor, members of the city council, the special city auditor, the city manager, the city attorney, the administrative services director, and the planning commissioners shall disclose investments, interest in real property and income pursuant to the requirements set out in said section 87200 et seq.

• B. No person holding a position listed in subsection A of this section shall make or participate in the making of a decision when he or she has a financial interest, as defined in section 87103 of the California Government Code, when it is reasonably foreseeable that the interest may be affected materially by the decision.

• (Ord. 02-217, 2002; Ord. 14-307, 2014; Ord. 19-0339 § 1)

• A. The terms of Title 2, Division 6 of the California Code of Regulations , and any amendments thereto duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission are hereby incorporated by reference and, along with the following sections in which officials and positions are designated, constitute the designated position conflict of interest provisions for the City of Solvang. This chapter constitutes the "appendix" to Title 2 , Division 6 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 18730 et seq.

• B. Designated positions are set forth below in this subsection. Each person filling a designated position, and any person filling a designated position on a temporary or acting basis for more than 30 consecutive calendar days, shall disclose all of the information set forth on conflict of interest forms prescribed by the Fair Political Practice Commission.

Designated positions:

1. City Clerk.

2. Administrative Services Director.

3. Assistant to City Manager.

4. Community Development Director.

5. Parks and Recreation Director.

6. Public Works Director/City Engineer.

7. Utilities Director.

8. Administrative Services Manager.

9. Marketing and Events Manager.

10. Design Review Committee Members.

11. Revenue Measures Oversight Committee members.

12. Special Advisor.

13. Management Analyst.

14. Consultants. Consultants shall disclose pursuant to this conflict of interest code, provided that the City Manager may determine in writing that a particular consultant, although a designated position, is hired to perform a range of duties that is limited in scope and thus is not required to fully comply with the disclosure requirements in this section. Such written determination shall include a description of the consultant's duties and, based upon that description, a statement of the extent of disclosure requirements. The City Manager's determination is a public record and shall be retained for public inspection.

• C. All persons filling designated positions shall file statements of financial interest with the City Clerk who shall receive said statements. Unless otherwise required by state law, all statements of financial interest shall be deemed timely filed only when received by the City Clerk on or before the following deadlines:

  1. Annual statements shall be filed on or before April 1 of each calendar year. Such statements shall cover the period of the preceding calendar year or from the date of filing such statement as otherwise required by this code.

  2. Initial statements shall be filed within 30 days after assuming office disclosing interests held on the date of assuming office.

  3. Leaving office statements shall be filed within 30 days of leaving office. Such statements shall cover the period between the closing date of the last statement required to be filed and the date of leaving office.

• D. No person filling a designated position listed in subsection B of this section shall make or participate in the making of a decision when he or she has a financial interest, as defined in Section 87103 of the California Government Code, when it is reasonably foreseeable that the interest may be affected materially by the decision.

(Ord. 02-217, 2002; Ord. 10-289, 2010; Ord. 21-0347 § 4; Ord. 22-0361 § 1; Ord. 23-0364 § 2; Ord. 23-0370 § 2; Ord. 24-0374, 5/28/2024; Ord. 25-0380, 6/9/2025; Ord. 26-0386, 2/9/2026)

Nothing contained herein is intended to modify or abridge the provisions of the Political Reform Act of 1974. The provisions of this code are in addition to Government Code section 87100 and other laws pertaining to conflicts of interest, including, but not limited to, Government Code section 1090 et seq.

(Ord. 02-217, 2002)

The city manager shall have the power to designate positions for disclosure required by this chapter on an interim basis pending council review. Such designations shall be made if the city manager determines that the position entails the making or participating in the making of decisions which may foreseeably have a material effect on financial interests. (Ord. 02-217, 2002)

Review of this chapter shall be made by the city council by July 1 of each even-numbered year in accordance with Government Code section 87306.5 , at which time interim designations may be incorporated herein.

(Ord. 02-217, 2002)