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DISCUSSION The Attorney General's Office and the Fair Political Practices Commission have developed a list of topics that must be covered in the two-hour training session. Some of the required topics include: personal financial gain by public officials (e.g., bribery and conflict of interest laws); gifts; travel; use of public resources while in office; government transparency (e.g., the Brown Act and Public Records Act); and fair processes for decision making (e.g., bias, due process, and fair contracting requirements). For the first compliance period, public officials (and those employees designated for the required training) must complete the minimum two hours of training by December 31, 2006. There are a number of options for complying with this requirement, including self-study materials through the Institute for Local Government and other qualified agencies. The City will offer in-house training to all public officials (Councilmembers and Commissioners) as well as management employees on Wednesday, November 29. The training session for management employees will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. and the training session for Councilmembers and Commissioners will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Attendees will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the 2-hour training session. All persons required to complete ethics training are responsible for submitting a certificate of completion to the City Clerk for filing prior to December 31, 2006. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Council adopt the attached resolution designating all management employees as employees who must receive ethics training in accordance with Government Code section 53234. FISCAL IMPACT There will be no fiscal impact by adoption of this resolution Nelson Fialho City Manager Attachment - Resolution SR 06:262 Page 2