City Council

23. 25-56995 Office or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Recommendation to request City Attorney to begin preparing ordinance that consolidates the City’s ethics policies, guidelines, and legal requirements into a single comprehensive ordinance called the Long Beach “Framework for Accountability, Integrity, and Reporting (FAIR) Act,” and considers the proposed policy modifications outlined by the Long Beach Ethics Commission to enhance transparency, accountability, and public trust, and staff recommendations regarding those proposed changes; request City Attorney to conduct any additional review as necessary to ensure the final recommendations and draft ordinance language are consistent with the City Charter, State law, City policies, rules, and regulations, operational and financial feasibility, and other public policy considerations as determined by City staff; Request City Attorney to incorporate within the proposed Long Beach “FAIR Act” ordinance framework key amendments to the City’s Lobbyist Ordinance (LBMC Ch. 2.08) to expand the scope of this policy to improve transparency within the City’s decision-making processes, taking into account the recommendations provided by the Long Beach Ethics Commission; and Refer to the Government Operations and Efficiency Committee for public input, discussion, and feedback on the proposed ordinance provisions. Office or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.