Title:
Title
Sacramento Ethics Commission Complaint Log
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FileID
File ID: 2020-00852
Location
Location: Citywide.
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Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion approving the Sacramento Ethic Commission Complaint Log.
FileName
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (919) 808-5442, Office of the City Clerk
Body
Presenter: None.
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Complaint Log as of 7/20/2020
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The purpose of the Sacramento Ethics Commission is to review and consider complaints against elected and appointed city officials, as further described in Sacramento City Code ? 2.112.030, to ensure that those city officials are conforming their conduct to the city's laws and policies.
The Sacramento 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 ("Code of 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 ("Sunshine Ordinance"); and
* Chapter 3 ("Conduct of Members") and Rule 6.E ("Closed Sessions") of the Council Rules of Procedure.
To date, the Office of the City Clerk has received seven complaints, all of which were reviewed by the Good Governance Administrator and dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. The attached log describes the complaints and their disposition.
Policy Considerations: The Commission was established by the City Council's enactment of City Code chapter 2.112. Its authority extends only to City elected officials, candidates for City elected office, indepen...
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