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/ '" 4J " - pLEASANTONc City Council Staff Report November 7. 2006 City Manager SUBJECT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CITY'S MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES AS EMPLOYEES WHO MUST COMPLETE ETHICS TRAINING ON A BIANNUAL BASIS PURSUANT TO AB 1234 (GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 53234(C)(2) STAFF RECOMMENDATION Adopt the attached Resolution designating all employees within the management group as being employees who must complete ethics training on a biannual basis pursuant to Government Code Section 53234(c)(2). SUMMARY Assembly Bill No. 1234, which became effective January 2006, amended the California Government Code to require that certain public officials complete ethics training every two years. Section 53234(c)(2) allows the legislative body to require certain employees to complete ethics training by designating those employees to receive the training. The attached Resolution designates all management employees as being employees who must complete the ethics training. Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: BACKGROUND Assembly Bill No. 1234, which became effective January 2006, amended the California Government Code to require that certain public officials complete ethics training every two years. This requirement applies to all public officials who either receive a salarylstipend for attending meetings or who may be reimbursed for expenses incurred as part of their official duties. The law further states that the City Council may require City employees to undergo ethics training by designating them as persons who must receive the training. The City Manager recommends that the City Council designate all persons in management positions within the City as employees required to undergo the ethics training. SR 06:262 Page 1