City Council

23. \n25-56995\nOffice or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.\nRecommendation to request City Attorney to begin preparing ordinance that\nconsolidates the City’s ethics policies, guidelines, and legal requirements into a\nsingle comprehensive ordinance called the Long Beach “Framework for\nAccountability, Integrity, and Reporting (FAIR) Act,” and considers the proposed\npolicy modifications outlined by the Long Beach Ethics Commission to enhance\ntransparency, accountability, and public trust, and staff recommendations\nregarding those proposed changes; request City Attorney to conduct any additional\nreview as necessary to ensure the final recommendations and draft ordinance\nlanguage are consistent with the City Charter, State law, City policies, rules, and\nregulations, operational and financial feasibility, and other public policy\nconsiderations as determined by City staff;\nRequest City Attorney to incorporate within the proposed Long Beach “FAIR Act”\nordinance framework key amendments to the City’s Lobbyist Ordinance (LBMC\nCh. 2.08) to expand the scope of this policy to improve transparency within the\nCity’s decision-making processes, taking into account the recommendations\nprovided by the Long Beach Ethics Commission; and\nRefer to the Government Operations and Efficiency Committee for public input,\ndiscussion, and feedback on the proposed ordinance provisions.\nOffice or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor\nSuggested Action:\nApprove recommendation.