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, , California Fair Political Practices Commission Joseph Herzig 1751 Rainbow Drive santa Ana, CA 92705 Dear Mr. Herzig: March 4, 1988 Re: Your Request for Advice Our File No. A-88-060 You have requested advice concerning your campaign disclosure obligations under the Political Reform Act (the "Act") . .11 QUESTION Are payments made to gather signatures to protest a city annexation reportable under the campaign disclosure provisions of the Act? CONCLUSION Your payments to gather petition signatures to protest a city annexation are not reportable under the campaign disclosure provisions of the Act unless the annexation issue has been ordered to be placed on an election ballot. FACTS You made expenditures in the process of gathering protes"t petitions to block a city annexation proposal. Voters or landowners in the area affected by a city annexation proposal have the right to file protest petitions as part of the hearing process on the proposal. ANALYSIS The Act provides...

California Fair Political Practices Commission Phillip H. Romney City Attorney City of Santa Paula 970 Ventura Street Santa Paula, CA 93060 Dear Mr. Romney: March 11, 1988 Re: Your Request for Advice Our File No. A-88-063 This is in response to your letter requesting advice on behalf of City Councilmember Carl Barringer about his responsibilities under the conflict-of-interest provisions of the Political Reform Act (the "Act").Y QUESTION Is Councilmember Barringer prohibited from participating in decisions regarding a proposed subdivision which is owned by the buyer of other property for which Mr. Barringer represented the seller? CONCLUSION Mr. Barringer may participate in decisions affecting the buyer of the property. Since the buyer of the property is not a source of income to Mr. Barringer, and has no other financial relationship to him, there is no conflict of interest for Mr. Barringer. FACTS Carl Barringer is a city councilmember in the city of Santa Paula, and i...

California Fair Political Practices Commission Honorable Robert G. Knox Supervisor, Fourth District Alameda County 1221 Oak Street, Suite 536 Oakland, CA 94612 Dear Supervisor Knox: April 13, 1988 Re: Your Request for Informal Assistance Our File No. I-88-065 You have requested advice concerning your duties under the conflict-of-interest provisions of the Political Reform Act (the "Act").Y Your questions relate to past decisions of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. We have: informed you by telephone that we decline to comment on past conduct. However, we can provide the following informal assistance for application to future decisions.~/ QUESTION From time to time Salomon Brothers acts as the broker in securities transactions for your securities firm. Under the Act, is Salomon Brothers a source of income to you? CONCLUSION If Salomon Brothers acts as the broker in a transaction for your securities firm and does not pay a commission for the sale, Salomon Brothers is n...

California Fair Political Practices Commission June 15, 1988 Mr. James R. Schwander Treasurer, People for Legal Justice P.o. Box 3386 Walnut Creek, CA 94598 Dear Mr. Schwander: My letters to you dated March 11, 1988 (File No. A-88-069) and April 22, 1988 (File No. 1-88-119), answered all of the questions you are posing in your letter of May 2, 1988. This letter does not alter the advice provided in the two advice letters mentioned above, but instead, sets out the same answers to those same questions in such a way that hopefully will clarify any confusion you may have concerning the filing obligations of the committee "People for Legal Justice." The advice I have previously provided to you is based on the statutes contained in the Political Reform Act, "Government: Code Sections 81000-91015" and the Commission's regulations which appear at 2 California Code of Regulations Sect:ion 18000 et~. The answers provided in this lett:er are based on the conclusions and analyses provided in my...

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California Fair Political Practices Commission Ms. Belle Tauber 2333 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, New York 11223 Dear Ms. Tauber: March 22, 1988 RE: Your Request for Advice Our File No. A-88-082 You have requested advice under the campaign disclosure provisions of the Political Reform Act. 1/ FACTS Recently you lent $10,000 to the Committee to Elect Jeffrey Tauber. You were informed by Mr. Tauber that individuals who make contributions (including loans) aggregating $10,000 or more in a calendar year are required to file campaign disclosure statements. Mr. Tauber suggested you contact the Fair Political Practices commission for additional information. ANSWER "Committee" means any person or combination of persons who directly or indirectly does any of the following: (a) receives contributions totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in a calendar year; (b) makes independent expenditures totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in a calendar year; or (c) makes contributi...

California Fair Political Practices Commission Mr. James S. Okazaki Okazaki & Coontz 32222 Camino Capistrano, Ste. A San Juan capistrano, CA 92675 Dear Mr. Okazaki: March 22, 1988 Re: Your Request for Advice Our File No. A-88-083 You have asked for advice on behalf of the Capistrano Valley water District concerning the conflict of interest disclosure provisions of the Political Reform Act.li QUESTION Must the board of directors of the Capistrano Valley water District, who are members of the city council of the City of San Juan capistrano, file separate statements of economic interests in addition to the statements they file as members of the city council? CONCLUSION If the District has adopted a conflict of interest code which requires members of the board of directors to file statements of economic interests, the members must file separate statements. If the District has not adopted a conflict of interest code, the members are not required to file separate statements at this...

California Fair Political Practices Commission Gary R. Baker Executive Director state Ethics Commission 1122 Lady street, suite 930 Columbia, SC 29201 Dear Mr. Baker: April 6, 1988 Re: Your Request for Advice Our File No. I-88-089 We have received your February 25, 1988 letter regarding the honoraria provisions of California's Political Reform Act (the "Act") . .!! QUESTION Does California have any statute or regulations which address the acceptance of honoraria by public officials or by college and university faculty members? CONCLUSION The Political Reform Act does not prohibit public officials or faculty members from receiving honoraria. The receipt of honoraria must, however, be disclosed by public officials and faculty members. In certain circumstances, they may be prohibited from participating in decisions affecting the donor of honoraria. DISCUSSION The Political Reform Act (enclosed) was a ballot initiative approved overwhelmingly by the voters in 1974. The Act w...

Allen E. Sprague - I-88-093 - April 13, 1988 - City of Fremont Advice Letters Information 88093.PDF Document 1988