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.
ISSUE:
As part of its implementation of increased protection of public dollars, transparency, and integrity in the contracting process, the City Attorney's Office and the City Auditor's Office have:
* Met with the Ethics Review Board on January 23, 2018 to discuss the scope and consequences of subjecting newly formed City non-profit organization or quasi-governmental organizations to the review and jurisdiction of the Ethics Review Board.
* Developed and distributed a survey of current non-profit organizations and boards to determine current practices and opportunities for training developm...
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