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OaklandRedevelopmentSuccessorAgencyandtheCityCouncil,2014-07-15,"*
Concurrent Meeting of the
Meeting Minutes
July 15,2014
Oakland Redevelopment
Successor Agency and the City
Council
13
Subject:
Public Ethics Commission Charter Amendment Reform
From:
Councilmember Dan Kalb
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution On The City Council's Own Motion Submitting To The
Voters At The November 4, 2014 Statewide General Election A Proposed Amendment To The
City Charter To Provide The Public Ethics Commission With Greater Independence,
Enforcement Authority, Responsibilities And Staffing, And Directing The City Clerk To Take
Any And All Actions Necessary Under Law To Prepare For And Conduct The Election [TITLE
CHANGE]
13-0653
A motion was made by Councilmember Kalb, seconded by President Pro
Tempore Kaplan, that this matter be Adopted as Amended. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Votes: ORAICouncilmember Absent: 1 - Vice Mayor Reid
ORAICouncilmember Ayes: 7 - Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember
Gallo, Councilmember Gibson McElhaney, Councilmember Kalb, President Pro
Tempore Kaplan, Councilmember Schaaf and Council President Kernighan
The Council adopted the resolution as amended to revise the legislation to read
as follows:
I.
Page 5, sub-section b (4): Capitalize ""City.""
II. Page 5, sub-section b (5): Act as the filing officer and otherwise receive and
retain documents whenever the City Clerk would otherwise be authorized to do
so pursuant to Chapter 4 of the California Political Reform Act of 1974
(Government Code Section 81000, et.seq.), provided that this duty shall be
transferred to the Commission during the 24 months following the effective date
of this provision and the Commission shall be the sole filing officer for the
campaign finance programs by January 1, 2017.
III. Page 8, sub-section f (1) (iv) (v) (vii) (viii) & (ix): Remove unnecessary
periods following ""(iv), "" ""(v), "" ""(vii), ""(viii), and ""(ix).
IV. Page 9, sub-section f (3) & (4): Remove unnecessary periods following
""(3)"" and ""(4). ""
V. Page 9, sub-section f (5): Per diem late filing fees. Regarding per diem fees
that are authorized due to the late filing of disclosure reports, including
campaign finance statements, lobbyist reports and other ethics-related
disclosures filed with the Commission by law, the following shall apply:
(i)
Assessments. Any instance of late filing that triggers the assessment of a fee of
$1,000 or more by the Commission shall be placed on a Commission meeting
agenda before issuance of the fee; (ii) Waiver guidelines. The Commission shall
establish waiver guidelines in accordance with state law, which the
City of Oakland
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