DEPARTMENTS: City Attorney; City Auditor
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Andy Segovia; Kevin Barthold
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Mayor's Request for Review and Recommendations re: Agency Agreements
SUMMARY:
This is a briefing by the Office of the City Attorney and the Office of the City Auditor in response to the request from Mayor Ron Nirenberg to review City agency funding agreements. This item gives an overview of the process taken to date in this review.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On November 29, 2017, Mayor Nirenberg delivered a memo asking the City Attorney's Office and City Auditor's Office
1. To review standard contract provisions in City Agenda funding agreements to protect public dollars in City agency funding agreements;
2. To prepare provisions in contracts with non-profits so that significant contracts and real estate transactions are procured in a manner that is ethical and in accordance with policies that promote transparency and integrity of the contracting process;
3. To prepare recommendations to ensure that decisions made by City formed non-profit or quasi-governmental organizations are subject to the review and jurisdiction of the Ethics Review Board;
4. To develop an annual training program for executives and board members regarding oversight responsibilities, especially with respect to City funds and transparency.
The City Attorney's Office and City Auditor's Office have been reviewing contract provisions and applicable City policies on all issues raised in the Mayor's memorandum. The City Attorney's Office and the City Auditor's Office are continuing the survey of existing contract provisions, procurement policies, the Ethics Code, and training programs in coordination with the Finance Department, the Ethics Review Board and the City Clerk's Office for the purpose of recommending adequate protections and instruction and, where appropriate, implementing appropriate changes.
ISSUE:
The Offices of the ...
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