ORD 649 ORDINANCE NO. 649
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, ADDING
CHAPTER 2.54 TO TITLE 2 (ADMINISTRATION
AND PERSONNEL) OF THE RANCHO PALOS
VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE AUTHORIZING
ELECTRONIC AND PAPER METHODS OF
FILING CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE
STATEMENTS AND STATEMENTS OF
ECONOMIC INTERESTS (FORM 700)
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 84615 provides that a local government
agency may require an elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person required to
file statements, reports or other documents required by Chapter 4 of the Political Reform
Act, except those whose contributions and expenditures each total less than $2,000 in a
calendar year, to file such statements, reports, or other documents online or electronically
with the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 84615 provides that when a local
government agency requires online or electronic filing, the legislative body for the local
government agency shall adopt an ordinance approving the use of online or electronic
filing; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes ("City") intends to enter into an
agreement with a vendor approved by the California Secretary of State, to provide an
online electronic filing system ("System") for campaign disclosure statements and
statements of economic interest forms; and
WHEREAS, the City Council expressly finds and determines that the 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 pursuant to Government
Code Section 84615; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk will operate the System in compliance with the
requirements of Government Code Section 84615 and anyother applicable laws; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes desires to amend
the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code to add a new chapter relating to electronic
filing of campaign and conflict of interest statements to more easily comply with reporting
guidelines set forth in AB 2151.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The forgoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein
by this reference.
Section 2. Chapter 2.54 (Electronic Filing of Campaign Disclosure Information)
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of Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code is
hereby added as follows:
"CHAPTER 2.54 - ELECTRONIC FILING OF CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
INFORMATION"
Sections:
2.54.010 Purpose
2.54.020 Required Use of Electronic Filing System.
2.54.030 Paper Filing Not Required After Electronic Filing.
2.54.040 Filing Options When a Copy Must be Filed With City Clerk.
2.54.050 Paper Filing When Cannot File Electronically.
2.54.060 Internet Posting of Data.
2.54.070 Records Retention.
2.54.080 Administrative Policies and Procedures.
2.54.010 -- Purpose
This chapter provides standards for the development and use of the electronic filing
system to further ensure compliance with the requirements of the California Fair Political
Practices Commission.
2.54.020 - Required Use of Electronic Filing System.
A. Except as set forth in subsection B of this Section 2.54.020, any elected officer,
candidate, committee other person required to file specified statements, reports, forms,
or other documents with the Rancho Palos Verdes City Clerk as required by Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 84100 of Title 9 of the California Government Code, also
known as the Political Reform Act), and that has received contributions or made
expenditures of$2,000 or more in a calendar year, may electronically file such statement
using the City's online filing system according to procedures established by the City Clerk.
However, to ensure reporting continuity, once a statement, report, form, or other
document is filed electronically on behalf of any elected officer, candidate, or committee,
all future statements, reports, forms, and other documents filed on behalf of that officer,
candidate or committee must be filed electronically.
B. An elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person may opt-out of the
electronic filing system by filing all original statements, reports, forms, or other documents
in paper format with the City Clerk. Thereafter, the elected officer, candidate, or
committee shall file all original statements in paper format with the City Clerk unless
advance arrangements are made to begin filing electronically pursuant to Section A
above. I
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C. The online filing system shall ensure the integrity of the data transmitted and shall
111 include safeguards against efforts to tamper with, manipulate, alter, or subvert the data.
D. The online or electronic filing system shall accept a filing in the standardized record
format pursuant to Government Code Section 84615(b).
2.54.030 - Paper Filing Not Required After Electronic Filing.
Any elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person who has electronically filed a
statement, report, form, or other document using the City's online system is not also
required to file a copy of that document in a paper format with the City Clerk.
2.54.040 - Filing With City Clerk.
In any instance in which an original statement, report, form, or other document must be
filed with the Secretary of State or other agency, and a copy of that document is required
to be filed with the City Clerk, the filer may electronically file a copy with the City Clerk or
may file in a paper format.
2.54.050 - Paper Filing When Cannot File Electronically.
If, for technical reasons, the City's system is not capable of accepting a particular type of
statement, report, form or other document, an elected officer, candidate, committee, or
other person shall timely file that document in paper format with the City Clerk.
2.54.060 - Internet Posting of Data.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 84616, the City Clerk shall ensure that the City's
system makes all electronically-filed statements, reports, forms, or other documents
available on the internet in an easily understood format that provides the greatest public
access. The data shall be made available free of charge and as soon as possible after
receipt/deadline. The data made available on the internet shall not contain the street
name and building number of the persons or entity representatives listed on the
electronically filed forms or any bank account number required to be disclosed by the filer.
The City Clerk's office shall also make a complete, unredacted copy of the statement,
report, form, or other document available to the Fair Political Practices Commission for
Government Code Section 87200 filers.
2.54.070 - Records Retention.
The City Clerk's office shall maintain records according to the City's records retention
schedule and applicable State law commencing from the date filed, a secured, official
version of each online or electronic statement, report, form, or other document, which
shall serve as the official version of that record.
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2.54.080 -Administrative Policies'and Procedures.
The City Clerk is authorized to adopt such administrative policies and procedures as
deemed necessary to implement this Chapter."
SECTION 3. The City Council finds that this Ordinance is exempt from the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because: (1) it does not
constitute a "project" under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) in that it constitutes
general policy and procedure making; (2) it does not constitute a "project" under CEQA
Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) in that it has no potential for resulting in physical change
to the environment, either directly or indirectly, and (3) in the alternative, it is exempt from
CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), since the activity will not result
in direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and
Section 15061(b)(3), since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this
Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment,, because the Ordinance
manages the City's FPPC electronic filings.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph,
sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or
circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the remaining sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses or phrases of this ordinance,, or its application to any other person or
circumstance. The City Council declares that it would have adopted each section, 111
subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase hereof, irrespective of the
fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses or phrases hereof be declared invalid or unenforceable.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its adoption.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 17th day of August, 2021.
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Eric Alegria, `:yor
ATTEST:
G -4tTe a Takaoka, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that
the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 649 passed first reading on August 3, 2021, was duly and regularly
adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held on August 17,
2021, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Bradley, Cruikshank, Dyda, Ferraro and Mayor Alegria
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Ter a akaoka, City Clerk
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is the City Clerk of
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes;
That on August 18, 2021, she caused to be posted the following document
entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 2.54 TO TITLE 2 (ADMINISTRATION
AND PERSONNEL) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL
CODE AUTHORIZING ELECTRONIC AND PAPER METHODS OF FILING
CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND STATEMENTS
OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS (FORM 700), a copy of which is attached
hereto, in the following locations:
City Hall Ladera Linda Community Center
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. 32201 Forrestal Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes
Hesse Park
29301 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct,affidavit of
posting.
ity Clerk