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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 06192001 - C.140 Office of the.County Counsel Confra Costa County f 7V '+ 651 Pine Street, 9th Floor Phone: (925) 335-1800 '..Martinez, CA 94553 Fax: (925)646-1078 Dare: May 30, 2001 To: Clerk, Board of Supervisors From: Silvano B. Marchesi, County Counsel By: Mary Ann McNett Mason, Deputy County Counsel. n• //l Re: Conflict,of Interest of Code of the Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group In response to your memorandum of May 22, 2001, attached hereto are amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code for the above-named entity. The amendments are approved as to form. Please place this matter on the Board of Supervisors' agenda as requested by the entity. A board order is attached. MAM/j h cc: Guy Schuelke, Executive Director Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group attachments I:UOAN N\MA M\coi memo.wpd TO: Board of SupervisorsT_L.. CONTRA FROM: Victor J. Westman, County Counsel a ::� s COSTA By: Mary Ann McNett Mason,Deputy County Counsel COUNTY DATE: May 30, 2001 SUBJECT: Conflict of Interest Code of the Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUS-rIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve amendments to the Contra Costa Schools Insurance Group's Conflict of Interest Code and substitute the attached as said code. BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(: The Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group has amended its conflict of interest code and submitted the revised code to the Board for approval pursuant to Government Code section 87306 and 87306.5. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR_RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED�IOTHBR_� VOTE OF SUPERVISORS: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A _UNANIMOUS (ABSEN'IM) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED: JOHN SWE N, CLERK dF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contact: County Counsel AND OUNTY ADMINISTRATOR cc: Clerk, Board of Supervisors Guy Schuelke, Executive Director BY ti� , DEPUTY Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group 1:V OANN\MA".bdordcoiSC I I IN SCi RP.wpd CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE FOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SCHOOLS INSURANCE GROUP 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, Title 2 California of Regulations section 18730, which contains the terms of a standard Conflict of Interest Code, which can be incorporated by reference and which may be amended by the Fair Political Practices Commission to conform to amendments in the Political Reform Act after public notice and hearings. Therefore, the terms of Title 2 California Code of Regulations section 18730 and any amendments to it duly adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission, along with the attached Appendix in which officials and employees are designated and disclosure categories are set forth, are hereby incorporated by reference and constitute the Conflict of Interest Code of the Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group. Designated officials and employees who are required to file statements of economic interests under any other agency's conflict of interest code, or under Article 2 for a different jurisdiction, may expand their statement of economic interests to cover reportable interests in both jurisdictions; and file copies of this expanded statement with both entities in lieu of filing separate and distinct statements, provided that each copy of such expanded statement filed in place of an original is signed and verified by the designated employee as if it were an original. Pursuant to section (b)4 of the standard Code, designated officials and employees shall file statements of economic interests with the flgeneyExecutive Director of Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group who will make the statements available for public inspection and reproduction (Gov. Code Section 81008), retain one copy and forward the original of these statements to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County. . Upon rece the stntements of the members of the Bocird, the ageney shall make and retain a eopy and forward the original of these ..tnte.v eats to the Cler- of the a....rd of C Of COHtFfl AMC;Eefffl et CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE FOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SCHOOLS INSURANCE GROUP APPENDIX Designated Employees Disclosure Categories Directorsof the Board.......................................................All BoardAlternates...............................................................All ExecutiveDirector.............................................................All Management Stafffi eputy Director..................................All Financial Services Manager..............................................All Loss Prevention Services Manager...................................All Loss Prevention Specialist ................................................All ISManager........................................................................All ClaimsSupervisor.............................................................All Consultants*......................................................................All Disclosure Categories General Rule An investment, interest in real property, or income is reportable if the business entity in which the investment is held, the interest in real property, or the income or source of income may foreseeably be affected materially by any decision made or participated in by the designated employee by virtue of the employee's position. 1. Designated Employees in Category "1" must report: (a) All investments, interests in real property, and income, and any business entity in which the employee is a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or holds any position of management. These financial interests are reportable only if located within Contra Costa County or if the business entity is doing business or planning to do business in the County (and such plans are known by the designated employee) or has done business within the County at any time during the two years prior to the filing of the statement. (b) Investments in any business entity, income from any source and status as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or holder of a position of management in any business entity,which has within the last two years contracted or foreseeably may contract with the Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group, or with any public agency within Contra Costa County, to provide services, supplies, materials, machinery or equipment to either party. 2. Designated Employees in Category "2" must report: Investments in any business entity, income from any source, and status as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or holder of a position of management in any business entity, which has within the last two years contracted, or foreseeably may contract, with the Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group to provide services, supplies, materials, machinery or equipment to the Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group. * With respect to Consultants,the Chairperson of the Board or the Executive Director, however, may determine in writing that a particular consultant, although a "designated person", is hired to perform a range of duties that are limited in scope and thus is not required to comply with the disclosure require- ments described in this Section. Such determination shall include a description of the consultant's duties and, based upon that description, a statement of the extent of disclosure requirements. A copy of this de- termination shall be retained by Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group. Nothing herein excuses any such consultant from any other provision of the Conflict of Interest Code. Written Explanation of Reasons for Designations and Disclosure Responsibilities Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group Designations The positions of Directors of the Board, Board Alternates, Executive Director, Management Sta€fDeputy Director, Claims Manager, Financial Services Manager, Loss Prevention Services Manager, Loss Prevention Specialist, IS Maria_ger and Consultants have been designated as those positions subject to provisions of the Conflict of Interest Code in that those positions are the only positions having any substantial responsibility relative to the Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group decision-making process or policy. The term consultant includes the insurance brokers, the general counsel, and the clainis administrator-, even though Said ffsifiOns are sepaFately specified a x,11 Disclosure Responsibilities The categories relative to the types of interests that must be disclosed are based upon the types of financial interests relevant to the Contra Costa County Schools Insurance Group business which is confined to providing Workers'Compensation and Employers' Liability coverage to member districts.