PREPARED BY: SARAH MAROOF DATE OF MEETING: 9/08/2026
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING THE CITY OF SAN PABLO’S CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Although not specified in the FY 2025-27 City Council Priority Workplan effective April 7, 2025 and amended most recently on April 20, 2026, amendment of the Conflict of Interest Code is a State-mandated legal obligation.
BACKGROUND
The public rightly expects their public officials to make decisions based on the best interests of the City and not their personal interests. To this end, California Government Code §87300 et seq., The Political Reform Act, requires every public agency to adopt a Conflict of Interest Code. A Conflict of Interest Code designates the positions within an agency which make or participate in making governmental decisions that may foreseeably have a material effect on a personal financial interest (Exhibit 1 to Resolution, Appendix A). These positions are required to disclose annually their financial interests pursuant to disclosure categories for investments, business positions, interests in real property and sources of income (Exhibit 1 to Resolution, Appendix B). Even if a public official or employee is not on the designated list attached with the Conflict of Interest Code, the individual is still prohibited from making governmental decisions in which the official has a financial interest.
The current Conflict of Interest Code was adopted November 3, 2025, pursuant to Resolution 2025-133 (Attachment B).
Biennial review required by Government Code §87306.5 is due in 2026, per the California Fair Political Practices Commission’s 2026 Conflict of Interest Code Biennial Notice Instructions for Local Agencies (Attachment C). The Fair Political Practices Commission (FP...
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