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ORDINANCE NO. 1612
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 2.05 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITLED GIFTS TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2.05.020 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
2.05.020 Definitions. For the purposes of this Chapter:
(a) "City"means the City of Huntington Beach.
(b) "City Officer"means every person who is elected or appointed to an office in the City
which is specified in § 87200 of the California Government Code.
(c) "Designated employee"means every employee of the City who is designated in the
City's Conflict of Interest Code to file a statement of economic interests and every
member of a board, commission, or committee,under the jurisdiction of the City
Council required to file such a statement.
(d) "Gift" shall have the meaning it is defined to have in the California Political Reform
Act. (California Government Code Section 81000, et seq.)
SECTION 2. Section 2.05.030 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
2.05.030 Prohibition of gifts.
(a) No City officer or designated employee shall accept any gifts from any single source in
any calendar year with a total value, either individually or cumulatively, of one hundred
fifty dollars ($150.00) or more. This amount shall automatically increase or decrease each
year on January 1 st, by the amount of percentage increase or decrease for the 12-month
period ending in October of each year in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers for the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County California Area,not seasonally
adjusted, as published by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Example of formula:
CPI for current period 136.0
Less CPI for previous period 129.9
Equals index point change 6.1
Divided by previous period CPI 129.9
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Equals 0.047 -
Result multiplied by 100 0.047 x 100
Equals percent change 4.7
(b) Gifts from unknown sources. No City officer or designated employee shall accept
any gift when the identity of the donor is not known to the recipient.
SECTION 3. Section 2.05.040 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
2.05.040 Violations and enforcement.
(a) Any member of any City board, commission, or committee who violates Section
2.05.030 shall be subject to removal from office.
(b) Any person who violates Section 2.05.030 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day of ,July , 2003.
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED:
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City Adirinistrator
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Ord. No. 3612
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at
a regular meeting thereof held on the 71h day of July,2003, and was again read to said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21st day of July, 2003, and was
passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of
said City Council.
AYES: Sullivan, Coerper, Boardman,Hardy
NOES: Green, Cook,Houchen
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I,Connie Brockway,CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council,do hereby certify that a synopsis of this
ordinance has been published in the Huntington Beach
Fountain Valley Independent on
2003. ..01
In accordance with the City Charter of said City 44 �+
Connie Brockway, City Clerk City Clerk and ex-officio Cler
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of Huntington Beach, California