FPPC Hearing Summary, February 21, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 21, 2019

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jay Wierenga, FPPC

(916) 322-7761

Below is a summary of the actions of the Fair Political Practices Commission during its monthly hearing. The meeting agenda can be found on our website at www.fppc.ca.gov.

Roll: Chair Germond and Commissioners Cardenas, Hatch, and Hayward were in attendance in person at Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1.

Item 2: Oakland Ethics Presentation.

Item 3: Minutes from December 2018 Commission Hearing. Approved 4-0.

Items 4,6-26: Enforcement Actions. Approved 4-0.

Item 5: Enforcement Action. Pulled from Agenda.

Item 27: Proposed Adoption of Amendments to Regulation 18702.2. Approved 4-0.

Item 28: Toskr, Inc.’s Request for Review of the Denial of its Opinion Request - Regulation 18321. No action on opinion request. Commission will work toward a clarifying regulation.

Item 29: Adoption of Regulations 18360.1 and 18360.2 Regarding Enforcement Division’s Streamline Settlement Program. Approved with changes 4-0.

Item 30: Budget Update. Information Item.

Item 31: Legislation concerning the use of public funds for campaign activities. Motion to draft letter. Approved 4-0.

Item 32: Legislative Update. Accepted as submitted.

Item 33: Legislative Delegation. Motion to approve option B++. Approved 4-0.

Item 34: Committee Updates. Information item.

Item 35: Advice Letter Report and Commission Review. Accepted as submitted.

Item 36: Executive Staff Reports. Accepted as submitted.

Item 37: Commissioner Comments and Proposed Future Agenda Items.

Item 38: Closed session litigation item.

Item 39: Closed session litigation item.

Item 40: Closed session personnel item.

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