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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 s�l��):
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 CategM
City Engineer/Public Works Director I
Senior Engineer I
Associate Engineer I
Assistant Engineer I
Community Development Director
Senior Planner
Associate Planner
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Assistant Planner
Building Technician
Planning Technician
Administrative Services Director
Finance Director
Deputy City Manager I
Finance Manager I
Management Analyst I I
City Clerk I
Assistant to the City Manager I
Building Official I
Deputy Building Official/Plan Examiner I
Community Services Manager I
Community Service Supervisor I
Administrative Clerk/Technician 1
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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 Catego : 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.
3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (3 0)
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.
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INTRODUCED: January 29, 2025
PASSED: February 20, 2025
AYES: TANKHA, BHATEJA, MOK, SWAN, TYSON
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ATTEST:
ka Birdsong-Millmkity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
BY: ,.�.-°,
Kavita Tankha, Mayor
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