Chapter 1-9
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION Revised 4/24

Sections:

1-9-101    Purpose and findings. Revised 4/24

1-9-102    Conflict of interest documentation. Revised 4/24

1-9-103    Legal compliance documentation. Revised 4/24

1-9-104    Other standards. Revised 4/24

1-9-105    Violations by potential grant recipients. Revised 4/24

1-9-101 Purpose and findings. Revised 4/24

(a) The purposes of this chapter are:

(1) To ensure that members of the public have confidence in the integrity of its City government.

(2) To ensure the City is a good steward of the money provided by taxpayers to fund the operations of government whether the source of those tax dollars be local, State, or Federal.

(3) To improve compliance with State and Federal conflict of interest laws which have become increasingly complex.

(4) To seek additional information from potential grant recipients and those applying for City permits, contracts, or other approvals to help ensure the integrity of the City’s decision-making processes.

(5) To balance the benefits of the additional information sought by this chapter with the potential burden to potential grant recipients and those applying for City permits, contracts, or other approvals based upon the financial amount or other magnitude of the grant, permit, contract, or other approval.

(b) The City Council finds and declares:

(1) The confidence of members of the public in the integrity of City government is of the utmost importance.

(2) Part of the confidence of members of the public involves showing that City government is a good steward of the money provided by taxpayers to fund the operations of government.

(3) Part of being a good steward of the money provided by taxpayers is to ensure that potential grant recipients of grant programs undertaken by the City are in good standing with the most relevant local, State, and Federal laws governing them and information is needed from potential grant recipients to help ensure such compliance.

(4) California’s conflict of interest laws have grown in complexity in recent years and more information is needed from applicants for City permits, contracts, and other approvals to help ensure transparency and compliance with such laws.

(1309-CS, Added, 03/14/2024)

1-9-102 Conflict of interest documentation. Revised 4/24

Any potential recipient of a grant administered by the City or of a City permit, contract, or other approval shall provide the conflict of interest and related information and documentation required in the scope adopted by the City Council by resolution from time to time. The City Manager, or designee, may adopt forms and other information materials necessary to implement this section.

(1309-CS, Added, 03/14/2024)

1-9-103 Legal compliance documentation. Revised 4/24

Any potential recipient of a grant administered by the City or of a City permit, contract, or other approval shall provide the legal compliance, good standing, and other information and documentation required in the scope adopted by the City Council by resolution from time to time. The City Manager, or designee, may adopt forms and other information materials necessary to implement this section.

(1309-CS, Added, 03/14/2024)

1-9-104 Other standards. Revised 4/24

The City Council may prescribe other requirements or standards for potential recipients of grants, permits, contracts, or other approval from the City to increase the confidence of the members of the public in the City’s decision-making process. For example, and without limitation, for grant programs administered by the City and when allowed under applicable law, the City may limit the number of grants any potential grant recipient can receive from the City on an annual or other reasonable basis or may impose prohibitions on “strawman” persons or entities obtaining more than the limited number of grants.

(1309-CS, Added, 03/14/2024)

1-9-105 Violations by potential grant recipients. Revised 4/24

In addition to any other provisions of the Turlock Municipal Code, violations of the provisions of this chapter by potential grant recipients may result in the disqualification of such person or entity from further participation in a City grant program for two (2) years after the violation. The director of the department will make a written determination and recommendation to the City Manager if such disqualification is warranted or not warranted and the City Manager will, in writing, concur or not concur with the recommendation and in this manner decide whether the disqualification is imposed.

(1309-CS, Added, 03/14/2024)