HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2018-003RESOLUTION NO. 2018-003
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA REQUIRING ELECTRONIC FILING OF FAIR
POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION STATEMENTS OF
ECONOMIC INTERESTS, FORM 700
WHEREAS, the Political Reform Act (Government Code §§ 81000-91014) and the
City’s Conflict of Interest Code (Chula Vista Municipal Code chapter 2.02) require designated
state and local government officials and employees to publicly disclose their personal assets and
income using a Statement of Economic Interests, Form 700 (“Form 700”); and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk is the local filing officer for state-mandated Fair Political
Practices Commission disclosure forms, including the Form 700; and
WHEREAS, Form 700 filings are public documents and any member of the public may
inspect and obtain a copy of any statement; and
WHEREAS, public access to Form 700 disclosure information is an integral component
of a fully informed electorate, and transparency is critical to maintain public trust; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the City Clerk implemented optional electronic filing of the
Form 700 in 2015 through a web-based system that was certified by the Fair Political Practices
Commission; and
WHEREAS, the elimination of manual processing of Form 700 filings will conserve staff
resources while ensuring the public has immediate and 24/7 online access to the information
disclosed in the filings; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to require that all Form 700 filings be
made electronically; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk shall retain authority to develop and implement
administrative rules and policies in order to carry-out the intent of this resolution, and to assist
Form 700 filers in meeting the electronic filing requirement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, that all Statements of Economic Interests filed with the City of Chula Vista are required to
be filed with the City Clerk electronically, using a web-based software system that has been
approved by the City Clerk and certified by the Fair Political Practices Commission, as may be
required, and that the City Clerk is authorized to develop and implement administrative rules and
policies in order to carry-out the intent of this resolution, and to assist Form 700 filers in meeting
the electronic filing requirement.
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Resolution No. 2018-003
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Kerry K. Bigelow Glen R. Googins
City Clerk City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 16th day of January 2018 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, McCann, Padilla, and Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Diaz
Mary Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2018-003 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 16th day of January 2018.
Executed this 16th day of January 2018.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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