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ORDINANCE 614
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 6
OF THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE REMOVING CONFLICT OF
INTEREST DESIGNATIONS
WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act requires every local government agency to review its
conflict-of-interest code to determine if it is accurate or, alternatively, that the code must be
amended; and
WHEREAS, following review of the code, it was determined that the amendments contained in
this Ordinance were appropriate.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby ORDAIN as
follows:
1. Chapter 6 of Title 2 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to
read as follows (with additions in double underline and deletions in strikethrough):
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
2-6.01 Purpose.
Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Sections 87300, et seq., the
following provisions constitute the Conflict-of-Interest Code for the Town of Los Altos
Hills. Nothing contained herein is intended to modify or abridge the provisions of the
Political Reform Act of 1974, as amended (Government Code Section 81000 et seq.). The
provisions of this Code are additional to Government Code Section 87100 et seq., and other
laws pertaining to conflicts of interest.
2-6.02 Incorporation of Model Code
The terms and provisions of 2 California Code of Regulations Section 18730 and
any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission is hereby
incorporated herein by reference.
2-6.03 Designated Positions and Disclosure Categories.
The positions listed in this Section 2-6.03 are designated positions. Officers and
employees holding those positions are designated public officials, and are deemed to make,
or participate in the making of, decisions which may foreseeably have a material financial
effect on a financial interest of the designated public official. Each designated public
official shall file an annual statement disclosing that public official’s interests as required
by the disclosure category applicable to that public official.
Designated Position Category
City Engineer/Public Works Director 1
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Senior Engineer
Associate Engineer
Assistant Engineer
Community Development Director
Senior Planner
Associate Planner
Assistant Planner
Building Technician
Planning Technician
Administrative Services Director
Finance Director
Deputy City Manager
Finance Manager
Management Analyst I
City Clerk
Assistant to the City Manager
Building Official
Deputy Building Official/Plan Examiner
Community Services Manager
Community Services Supervisor
Administrative Clerk/Technician
Finance and Investment Committee Members
Environmental Design and Protection
Committee Members
Pathways Committee Members
Open Space Committee Members
Environmental Initiatives Committee Members
Consultants 2
Category 1: Persons in this category shall disclose all of the following interests:
investments, interests in real property located either wholly or partially within the Town or
within 2 miles of the Town’s boundaries, business positions and income—including loans,
gifts and travel payments—from all sources.
Consultant Disclosure Category 2: Consultants shall disclose all of the interests required
to be disclosed pursuant to Disclosure Category 1, subject to the following limitation: The
City Manager may determine in writing 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 Chapter. Such written
determination shall include a description of the consultant’s duties and, based upon that
description, a statement of the extent of disclosure requirements. The City Manager’s
determination is a public record and shall be retained for public inspection.
2.SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this Ordinance,
including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be
affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this
Ordinance are severable. The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby declares that it
would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase
hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.
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3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION. This ordinance shall become effective
thirty (30) days from the date of its passage. Within 15 days after its passage, this ordinance shall
be published once, with the names of those City Councilmembers voting for or against it, in the
Los Altos Town Crier, a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Los Altos Hills, as
required by law.
INTRODUCED: January 29, 2025
PASSED: February 20, 2025
AYES: Mok, Schmidt, Swan, Tankha, Tyson
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
BY: _________________________
Kavita Tankha, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Arika Birdsong-MillerCity Clerk