Title
Ethics Commission Complaint Log
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00243
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion approving the Ethics Commission Complaint Log.
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Contact
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, mcuppy@cityofsacramento.org, Office of the City Clerk
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Ethics Commission Complaint Log
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The purpose of the Ethics Commission is to review and consider complaints against elected and appointed City officials, as further described in Sacramento City Code section 2.112.030, to ensure that those officials are conforming their conduct to the City’s laws and policies.
The Ethics Commission has the power and duty to review, investigate, and consider complaints alleging violations of the following:
• Section 35 of the Sacramento City Charter (“Limitation on future employment”)
• Chapter 1.20 (“Fair Campaign Practices”)
• Chapter 2.13 (“Campaign Contribution Limitations”) and Chapter 2.14 (“Campaign Spending Limits and Public Campaign Financing”), if the city has not contracted with the Fair Political Practices Commission for enforcement of those chapters
• Chapter 2.15 (“Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Code”)
• Chapter 2.16 (“Conflict of Interest”)
• Chapter 4.02 (“Code of Ethics”)
• Chapter 4.04 (“Transparent Government and Public Engagement”)
• Chapter 3 (“Conduct of Members”) and Rule 6.E (“Closed Sessions”) of the Council Rules of Procedure
The attached log describes complaints received to date and their respective statuses.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The Commission’s authority extends only to city elected officials, candidates for city elected office, independent expenditure committees, members of boards and commissions, the city manager, the city clerk, the city attorney, the city treasurer, the city auditor, the director of the office of public safety accountability, and lobbyists.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnviornmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): The proposed action is not a project under CEQA because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines §15378(b)(5)).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: None.
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Commission/CommitteeAction
Commission/Committee Action: None.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: None.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: None.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise(LBE)
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): None.
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