TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
PREPARED BY: Kimberly Ramirez, Deputy City Clerk
SUBJECT:
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Approval of an Agreement with NetFile, Inc. for Electronic Submittal Software for Disclosures Required by the Fair Political Practices Commission
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RECOMMENDATION
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Approve a three-year agreement, in a form as approved by the City Attorney, with two additional one-year extensions, with NetFile, Inc. for campaign disclosures, statements of economic interests, and ethics training software, retroactively effective to December 1, 2024, for a total not to exceed $67,500; and
Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On April 7, 2020, the City Council adopted a resolution approving an agreement with NetFile, Inc. for Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) electronic disclosure services (Vote: 5-0).
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Maintain a high performing organization that values fiscal sustainability, transparency, accountability and organizational efficiency.
BACKGROUND
The State of California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) regulates campaign finance, lobbying activities, and conflict of interest reporting, mandating specific individuals associated with the City as elected officials, employees, or certain volunteer committee members to file disclosure forms, report on personal financial interests that may affect decision-making, and complete ethics training. To assist with FPPC compliance, the City of Murrieta contracts with NetFile, Inc. to maintain a system that the applicable individuals can use to file their campaign statements and statements of economic interests. Additionally, the system has a public interface with the ability to search and view the records upon filing.
The proposed agreement would maintain the current system used for campaign filings and Statements of Economic Interest and also add a module that would enable the file...
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