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DRAFT ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AMENDING TOWN CODE CHAPTER 2, DIVISION 4 – CONFLICT OF INTEREST, SECTION
2.30.615. – FILING OF STATEMENTS AND ADDING SECTION 2.30.620. – RELATING TO
ELECTRONIC AND PAPERLESS FILING OF FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 84615 provides that a legislative body of
a local government agency may adopt an ordinance that requires an elected officer, candidate,
or committee, required to file statements, reports, or other documents required by Chapter 4 of
the Political Reform Act to file such statements, reports or other documents online or
electronically with the Town Clerk; and
WHEREAS, in any instance in which the original statement is required to be filed with the
Secretary of State and a copy of that statement is required to be filed with the local government
agency, the ordinance shall require, that the copy be filed online or electronically by 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council expressly finds and determines that the Town Clerk’s web-
based system contains multiple safeguards to protect the integrity and security of the data, and
will operate securely and effectively and will not unduly burden filers; and
WHEREAS, the Town Clerk will operate the electronic filing system in compliance with the
requirements of California Government Code Section 84615 and any other applicable laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AND THE TOWN COUNCIL
DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. CODE AMENDMENT
Chapter 2 Division 4 – CONFLICT OF INTEREST is hereby amended and added, as follows:
DIVISION 4. - CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Sec. 2.30.615. - Filing of statements.
Council Members, Commissioners, designated employees, and designated consultants shall file
statements of economic interests electronically with the Town Clerk who shall be and perform
the duties of filing officer for the Town of Los Gatos. Council Members, employees, and/or
Commission members, who serve in more than one capacity, shall be required to file only one
statement of economic interest, as required by law.
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Section 2.30.620. – Filing of Campaign Statements.
Any elected officer, candidate, or committee required to file statements, reports, or other
documents (“Statements”) as required by Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act (California
Government Code Section 84100 et seq.) may file such Statements using the Town Clerk
Administrator’s online system according to procedures established by the Clerk Administrator.
These procedures shall ensure that the online system complies with the requirements set forth
in Section 84615 of the Government Code. From and after February 1, 2019, elected officers,
candidates, and committees required to file Statements must file such Statements using the
Town Clerk Administrator’s online system, unless exempt from the requirement to file online
pursuant to Government Code Section 84615(a).
SECTION 2. CONSTRUCTION
The Town Council intends this Ordinance to supplement, not to duplicate or contradict,
applicable state and federal law and this Ordinance shall be construed in light of that intent. To
the extent the provisions of the Los Gatos Municipal Code as amended by this Ordinance are
substantially the same as the provisions of that Code as it read prior to the adoption of this
Ordinance, those amended provisions shall be construed as continuations of the earlier
provisions and not as new enactments.
SECTION 3. CEQA
The Town Council finds and determines that the adoption of this ordinance is exempt from the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines under the
General Rule (Section 15061(b)(3)), which sets forth that the CEQA applies only to projects which
have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. It can be seen with
certainty that the proposed Town Code text amendments will have no significant negative effect
on the environment.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such a decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance. The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos hereby declares
that it would have passed this ordinance and each section or subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses or phrases be declared invalid. Except as expressly modified in this Ordinance, all other
sections set forth in the Los Gatos Town Code shall remain unchanged and shall be in full force
and effect.
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect immediately and will be enforced thirty (30) days after its
adoption.
SECTION 6. PUBLICATION AND POSTING
In lieu of publication of the full text of the ordinance within fifteen (15) days after its passage, a
summary of the ordinance may be published at least five (5) days prior to and fifteen (15) days
after adoption by the Town Council and a certified copy shall be posted in the office of the
Town Clerk, pursuant to GC 36933(c)(1).
SECTION 7. INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION
This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Los Gatos on the 5th day of December 2017 , and adopted by the following vote as an
ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos at a meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
on the 19th day of December 2017 . This ordinance takes effect 30 days after it is adopted. In
lieu of publication of the full text of the ordinance within fifteen (15) days after its passage a
summary of the ordinance may be published at least five (5) days prior to and fifteen (15) days
after adoption by the Town Council and a certified copy shall be posted in the office of the
Town Clerk, pursuant to GC 36933(c)(1).
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
DATE: __________________
ATTEST:
CLERK ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
DATE: __________________