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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 6, 2009 <br />TITLE: <br />ADOPTION OF CITY TICKET AND PASS <br />POLICY TO CONFORM TO FAIR <br />POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION <br />REGULATION SECTION 18944.1. <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1S` Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />CI MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution establishing a policy for the distribution of tickets <br />and/or passes in conformity with Section 18944.1 of Regulations of the <br />Fair Political Practices Commission. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Political Reform Act (Title 9 of the California Government Code), <br />administered by the Fair Political Practices Commission ("FPPC"), <br />requires certain City employees and officials ("designated officials") <br />to annually disclose assets and sources of income on what is known as <br />the Form 700. The FPPC promulgates regulations for such <br />disclosures("FPPC Regulations"). Among the matters to be disclosed on <br />the Form 700 are gifts received by the designated officials. <br />From time to time, the City receives or acquires tickets to events or <br />facilities such as concerts, banquets and sporting events. In the past, <br />use of these tickets by a designated official was not considered a gift. <br />The FPPC has tightened regulations regarding such tickets imposing more <br />stringent usage and disclosure standards. New Section 18944.1, which <br />became effective in February 2009, requires the City Council to <br />establish a written policy establishing permissible use of covered <br />tickets for public purposes. Tickets used by or distributed at the <br />behest of the designated official are not deemed to be gifts. <br />The proposed resolution establishes a policy that complies with the <br />regulation. Subsection (c) of 18944.1 of the regulations requires that <br />the policy contain the following: 1) a listing of the public purposes <br />that are accomplished by the distribution of tickets to a designated <br />official; 2) a provision requiring that the distribution of such tickets <br />55B-1 <br />