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Notice Fair Political Practices Commission Budget and Staffing Committee Meetingi March 11, 2020 1:00 p.m. Unapproved Minutes The Budget and Staffing Committee was called to order at 1:00 p.m. 1. State Personnel Board Audit Discussion. a. Loressa Hon, Chief of Administration, gave background on procedures of State Personnel Board Audits that are supposed to be conducted every two years. Our agency audit was for July 2018 to June 2019. Chair Miadich asked Ms. Hon to share the majorly adverse findings: a. Newly hired employees did not complete ethics training within the six-month period, b. Salary and determination of salary was keyed incorrectly by HR staff and SPB has accepted the response on this finding, c. Out of Class pay cannot be issued until the 91st day but based on the circumstance and climate of the agency, FPPC decided to pay our Assistant General Counsel out of class on day one since they were still in their probationary period and taking on the General...

Page | 1 Meeting Minutes Fair Political Practices Commission Law and Policy Committee Meeting November 9, 2023 10:00 am The Law and Policy Committee meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. 1. Public Comment for items not on the agenda. 2. Approval of September 2023 minutes. MOTION: To approve September 2023 Committee minutes. Moved by Commissioner Baker, seconded by Chair Miadich. The motion was approved 2-0. 3. Potential Regulations 2024. Dave Bainbridge, General Counsel, presented a list of Regulation projects. The projects were collected over the past year and were either requested by the Commission or proposed by FPPC staff. Mr. Bainbridge reviewed each proposal and answered questions the Chair and Commissioner Baker asked. These ideas will be shared at the November Commission meeting, where they will be discussed by the full commission. Commissioner Baker asked if there is any other outreach to sources outside the Commission and the Commission staff. Mr. Bainbridge said that the pu...

(Approved May 21, 2020) CALIFORNIA FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION MINUTES OF HEARING, Public Session Thursday, April 16, 2020 10:00 a.m. Present: Chair Miadich, Commissioner Cardenas, Commissioner Hatch, Commissioner Hayward, and Commissioner Wilson Staff Present: Thomas Jones, Executive Director Dave Bainbridge, General Counsel Brian Lau, Assistant General Counsel Galena West, Enforcement Chief Loressa Hon, Chief of Administration Kevin Cornwall, Commission Counsel Katelyn Greene, Commission Counsel Karen Harrison, Senior Commission Counsel Jay Wierenga, Communications Director Sasha Linker, Commission Assistant A. Call to Order Chair Miadich called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. B. Public Comment for Items not on Agenda. C. Approval of February 2020 Commission Hearing Minutes MOTION: Motion to approve the February 2020 meeting minutes. Moved by Commissioner Hayward, seconded by Commissioner Cardenas. Motion approved 5-0. D. App...

(Approved July 19, 2018) CALIFORNIA FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION MINUTES OF HEARING, Public Session Timestamps from Commission Meeting 6/21/18 Thursday, June 21, 2018 Under Government Code section 11123(a), all meetings of a state body are open and public, and all persons are permitted to attend any meeting of a state body, except as otherwise provided in that article. The section further states that the portion of the teleconferenced meeting that is required to be open to the public must be audible to the public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting. The Commission may take action on any item listed on this agenda. CALL TO ORDER Executive Director Erin Peth called the meeting to order at 10:00 am on June 21, 2018, at the Fair Political Practices Commission, 1102 Q Street, Suite 3800, Sacramento, CA 95811. Commissioners Cardenas, Hatch, and Hayward were present. Welcome 1. Appointment of Vice Chair/Acting Chair. The Commission will conside...

(Unapproved and subject to change) CALIFORNIA FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION MINUTES OF HEARING, Public Session Thursday, April 15, 2021 10:00 a.m. Present: Chair Miadich, Commissioner Baker, Commissioner Cardenas, Commissioner Wilson, and Commissioner Wood Staff Present: Galena West, Executive Director Angela Brereton, Chief of Enforcement Dave Bainbridge, General Counsel Loressa Hon, Chief of Administration Christopher Burton, Assistant Chief of Enforcement Tara Stock, Intake Manager Jeffrey Kamigaki, Supervising Special Investigator Luz Bonetti, Supervising Management Auditor Lindsey Nakano, Legislative Counsel Jay Wierenga, Communications Director Toren Lewis, Commission Counsel Sasha Linker, Commission Assistant Call to Order. Chair Miadich called the meeting to order at 10:01 AM. 1. Public Comment for Items not on Agenda. Steve Petzold, Santa Clarita, stated that the Enforcement Division sent him a letter advising him that they decided not to attribute...

(Unapproved and subject to change) CALIFORNIA FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION MINUTES OF HEARING, Public Session Thursday, March 24, 2022 10:00 a.m. Present: Chair Miadich, Commissioner Baker, Commissioner Wilson, and Commissioner Wood Staff Present: Galena West, Executive Director Angela Brereton, Chief of Enforcement Dave Bainbridge, General Counsel Loressa Hon, Chief of Administration Shrdha Shah, Chief of Audits and Assistance Katelyn Greene, Commission Counsel Lindsey Nakano, Senior Legislative Counsel Daniel Vo, Regulations Coordinator Call to Order. Chair Miadich called the meeting to order at 10:03 AM. 1. Public Comment for Items not on Agenda. Henry Krzciuk, San Simeon Resident, gave public comment for items not on the agenda. 2. CAL-ACCESS Replacement System Update. Margie L. Hieter, Acting Division Chief, Political Reform Division, Secretary of State, presented an overview of the current status of the CAL-ACCESS Replacement system. 3. Approval of Commission Minutes. Commis...

(Approved May X, 2025) CALIFORNIA FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION MINUTES OF HEARING, Public Session Thursday, April 10, 2025 10:00 a.m. Present: Chair Silver, Commissioner Ortiz, Commissioner Wilson, and Commissioner Brandt Executive Staff Present: Galena West, Executive Director Dave Bainbridge, General Counsel Shrdha Shah, Chief of Audits and Assistance Jue Wang, PhD, Chief of Administration Lindsey Nakano, Senior FPPC Legislative Counsel Shery Yang, Communications Director Call to Order. Chair Silver called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m. 1. Public Comments for items not on the agenda. PUBLIC COMMENT: Former City of Cotati Councilmember George Barich expressed concern about the political process in his jurisdiction. Laurie Alderman, a neighbor of Mr. Barich, expressed concern over the fairness of elections in the City of Cotati and stated that accessing Form 700s had been difficult. Commissioner Wilson stated the value of publicly accessible Form 700s. 2. Approval of Commi...

(Unapproved and subject to change) CALIFORNIA FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION MINUTES OF HEARING, Public Session Thursday, November 15, 2018 Chair Germond called the meeting to order at 10:00 am on November 15, 2018, at the Fair Political Practices Commission, 1102 Q Street, Suite 3800, Sacramento, CA 95811. Chair Germond and Commissioner Hayward were in attendance in person. Commissioners Cardenas and Hatch attended the meeting by teleconference. Chair Germond thanked staff for their work in the recent months leading up to the election. Commissioner Hayward made a motion to approve item 2, November 2018 Minutes. The motion was approved 4-0. Commissioner Hayward made a motion to approve the consent calendar, items 3-16. The motion was approved 4-0. Commissioner Hatch made a motion to approve item 17. The motion was approved 4-0. Commissioner Hatch made a motion to approve item 18. The motion was approved 4-0. Commissioner Hatch made a motion to approve...

(Unapproved and subject to change) CALIFORNIA FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION MINUTES OF HEARING, Public Session Thursday, July 27, 2017 Under Government Code section 11123(a), all meetings of a state body are open and public, and all persons are permitted to attend any meeting of a state body, except as otherwise provided in that article. The section further states that the portion of the teleconferenced meeting that is required to be open to the public must be audible to the public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting. The Commission may take action on any item listed on this agenda. CALL TO ORDER Chair Remke called the meeting to order at 10:00 am on July 27, 2017, at the State Personnel Board, 801 Capitol Avenue, Room 150, Sacramento, CA 95814. Chair Remke and Commissioners Audero, Hatch and Hayward were present. Welcome Jodi Remke, FPPC Chair Public Comment 1. Public Comment. Approval of Commission Minutes 2. Approva...

CALIFORNIA FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION MINUTES OF HEARING, Public Session Thursday, August 17, 2023 10:00 a.m. Present: Chair Miadich, Commissioner Baker, Commissioner Wilson, and Commissioner Wood Staff Present: Galena West, Executive Director Christopher Burton, Acting Chief of Enforcement Dave Bainbridge, General Counsel Shrdha Shah, Chief of Audits and Assistance Loressa Hon, Chief of Administration Lindsey Nakano, Senior FPPC Legislative Counsel Julianna Contreras, Commission Assistant Call to Order. Chair Miadich called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m. 1. Public Comments for items not on the agenda. Hank Krzciuk Grace, thanking the Commission for prosecuting the GC 1090/conflict of interest case in his jurisdiction since it led to the DA’s prosecution as well. Asked for a status of his other open complaints. Dale Helvet - Request for updates on complaint FPPC Case No. 2018-01194. Steve Petzold – Clarification of Form 700 about income requirements. 2. Approval of Commis...