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Home My WebLink AboutOCSD 14-03 (SUPERSEDED)RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 14-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT ADOPTING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE WHICH SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODES AND AMENDMENTS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act of 1974, Government Code Section 81000 et. seq. ("the Act"), requires a local government agency to adopt a Conflict of Interest Code pursuant to the Act; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Sanitation District ("District") has previously adopted a Conflict of Interest Code and that Code now requires updating; and WHEREAS, amendments to the Act have in the past and foreseeably will in the future require conforming amendments to be made to the Conflict of Interest Code; and WHEREAS, the Fair Political Practices Commission has adopted a regulation, 2 California Code of Regulations, Section 18730, which contains terms for a standard model Conflict of Interest Code, which, together with amendments thereto, may be adopted by public agencies and incorporated by reference to save public agencies time and money by minimizing the actions required of such agencies to keep their codes in conformity with the Political Reform Act. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: Section 1. The terms of 2 California Code of Regulations, Section 18730, any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission, and all additional guidance by the Fair Political Practices Commission, are hereby incorporated by reference and, together with the 2014 Conflict of Interest Code for the Orange County Sanitation District, including Exhibits A and B in which OCSD 14-03-1 SUPERSEDED BY OCSD 15-26 members and employees are designated and disclosure categories are set forth, constitute the Conflict of Interest Code of the Orange County Sanitation District. Section 2. The provisions of all Conflict of Interest Codes and Amendments thereto previously adopted by the Orange County Sanitation District are hereby superseded. Section 3. The Filing Officer is hereby authorized to forward a copy of this Resolution to the Clerk of the Orange County Board of Supervisors for review and approval by the Orange County Board of Supervisors as required by California Government Code Section 87303. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting held March 26, 2014 . ounty Sanitation District ATTEST : ~~.¥ Ci= the Board OCSD 14-03-2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS COUNTY OF ORANGE ) I, Maria E. Ayala , Clerk of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. OCSD 14-03 was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said Board on the 26th day of March 2014, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES : ABSTENTIONS: ABSENT: Beamish, Benavides, Choi, Curry, Diep , Edgar, Ferryman, Hernandez, Jones, Kim, Kring, Levitt, Murdock, Nagel, Nelson, Nguyen, Nielsen, Reinhart (Alternate), Seabourn , Shawver, Smith , F., Smith, T., and Sullivan (Alternate). None. None. Narain and Reese. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of Orange County Sanitation District this 26th day of March, 2014. Maria E Ayala Clerk of he Board of Directors Orange County Sanitation District OCSD 14-03-3 2014 CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT The Political Reform Act, Government Code Sections 81000, et seq., requires state and local government agencies to adopt and promulgate Conflict of Interest Codes. The Fair Political Practices Commission has adopted a regulation (2 Cal. Code of Regs. Section 18730) which contains the terms of a standard Conflict of Interest Code, which may be incorporated by reference in an agency's code. After public notice and hearing, it may be amended by the Fair Political Practices Commission to conform to amendments in the Political Reform Act. Therefore, the terms of 2 California Code of Regulations Section 18730, any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission, and all additional guidance by the Fair Political Practices Commission, are hereby incorporated by reference. This regulation and the attached Appendix designating officials and employees and establishing disclosure categories, shall constitute the Conflict of Interest Code of the Orange County Sanitation District. Designated employees shall file statements of economic interests with the District's Clerk of the Board who will make the statements available for public inspection and reproduction (Government Code Section 87500). Upon receipt of the statements of the Orange County Sanitation District Board of Directors, Orange County Sanitation District Financing Corporation, General Manager, General Counsel, Assistant General Manager, Director of Engineering, Director of Finance & Administrative Services, Director of Operations and Maintenance, Director of Facility Support Services, Director of Human Resources, and the Clerk of the Board, the Filing Officer shall make and retain a copy and forward OCSD14-03-4 the original of these statements to the Clerk of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Statements for all other designated employees will be retained by the Filing Officer. OCSD14-03-5 EXHIBIT A ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT Designated Positions General Manager LIST OF DESIGNATED POSITIONS CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE Orange County Sanitation District Financing Corporation Board of Directors General Counsel Assistant General Manager Director of Engineering Director of Facility Support Services Director of Finance & Administrative Services Director of Human Resources (new) Director of Operations and Maintenance Principal Accountant !Capital lmpreveme&t Program Pluject Managem.ent -. Capital Improvement Prooram Project Manager Treasurer of the Orange County Financing Corporation Secretary of the Orange County Financing Corporation Clerk of the Board Controller Engineering Manager Environmental Compliance & Regulatory Affairs Manager Facilities Manager Public Affairs Manager Environmental Laboratory & Ocean Monitoring Manager Maintenance Manager Operations Manager Accounting Supervisor Chief Plant Operator Construction Inspection Supervisor Senior Construction Inspection Supervisor Engineering Supervisor Maintenance Supervisor Materials Control Supervisor Operations Supervisor Purchasing Supervisor Contracts Supervisor Safety & Health Supervisor Disclosure Categories OC-01 OC-01 OC-01 OC-01 OC-41 OC-41 OC-41 OC-41 OC-41 OC-41 OC41 OC-41 OC-41 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OC-05 OCSD14-03-6 Buyer OC-05 Senior Buyer OC-05 Contracts Administrator OC-05 Senior Contracts Administrator OC-05 Principal Contracts Administrator OC-05 Senior EnQineer OC-05 Contracts and PurchasinQ ManaQer OC-05 Information Technoloav Manager OC-08 Information Technoloav Systems & Operations Manager OC-08 Information Technoloav Supervisor (new) OC-08 Construction Inspector OC-10 Senior Construction Inspector OC-10 ..... -___ __. ---~ . ~-oc 1'1 & .. ---"' - *Human Resources ManaQer OC-11 Human Resources Supervisor OC-11 Risk Manager OC-12 Principal Financial Analyst OC-12 Laboratory Supervisor OC-21 Senior Scientist OC-21 Environmental Supervisor OC-29 Consultant OC-30 *The following amendments are made: -Capital Improvement Program Project Management Supervisor -DELETED -Human Resources and Employee Relations Manager -DELETED -Human Resources Manager -ADDED OCSD14-03-7 Disclosure Category OC-01 OC-05 OC-08 OC-10 OC-11 OC-12 EXHIBIT B ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT DISCLOSURE CATEGORIES CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE Disclosure Description All interests in real property in Orange County or the District, as well as investments, business positions and sources of income (including gifts, loans and travel payments). All investments in, business positions with and income (including gifts, loans and travel payments) from sources that provide services, supplies, materials, machinery, equipment (including training and consulting services) used by the department or District, as applicable. All investments in, business positions with and income (including gifts, loans and travel payments) from sources that develop or provide computer hardware/software, voice data communications, or data processing goods, supplies, equipment, or services (including training and consulting services) used by the department or District, as applicable. All investments in, business positions with and income (including gifts, loans and travel payments) from sources that are engaged in any real estate activity including, but not limited to real estate appraisal, development, construction, planning/architectural design, engineering, sales, brokerage, leasing, lending, insurance, rights of way, and/or studies; and/or property or facilities management/maintenance/custodial and utility services as used by the department or provides capital for the purchase of property used or sold by Orange County or the District. All interests in real property in Orange County or located entirely or partly within District boundaries, as well as investments in, business positions with and income (including gifts, loans and travel payments) from sources that are engaged in the supply of equipment related to (i) recruitment, employment search & marketing, classification, training, or negotiation with personnel; (ii) employee benefits; and (iii) health and welfare benefits. All interests in real property in Orange County, as well as investments in, business positions with and income (including gifts, loans and travel payments) from sources that invest funds or engage in the business of insurance including, but not limited to insurance companies, carriers, holding companies, underwriters, brokers, solicitors, agents, adjusters, claims mangers and actuaries; from financial institutions including but not limited to, banks, savings & loan associations and credit unions or sources that have filed a claim, or have a claim pending, against Orange County. OCSD14-03-8 Disclosure Category OC-21 OC-29 OC-30 OC-41 EXHIBIT B ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT DISCLOSURE CATEGORIES CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE Disclosure Description All investments in, business positions with and income (including gifts, loans and travel payments) from sources that provide laboratory or chemical -related goods, supplies, equipment, or services (including traininQ and consultinQ services) . All investments in, business positions with and income (including gifts, loans and travel payments) from sources that are subject to inspection or reQulation by the department. Consultants shall be included in the list of designated employees and shall disclose pursuant to the broadest category in the code subject to the following limitation: The Department Head/Director/General Manager/Superintendant/etc. may determine 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 required. The determination of disclosure is a public record and shall be filed with the Form 700 and retained by the Filing Officer for public inspection. All interests in real property in Orange County or the District, as applicable, as well as investments in, business positions with and income (including gifts, loans and travel payments) from sources that provide services, supplies, materials, machinery, vehicles, or equipment (including training and consulting services) used by the department or District, as applicable. OCSD14-03-9