10/3/2019 City of Oxnard City Managers Office OXNARD GOVERNMENT - PDF document

10/3/2019 City of Oxnard City Manager’s Office OXNARD GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & ETHICS ACT Alexander Nguyen City Manager October 15, 2019 RECOMMENDATION That the City Council consider placing the Oxnard Government Accountability & Ethics Act on the March 3, 2020 primary ballot 2 1

10/3/2019 THE ACT WOULD: 1. Prohibit elected officials & planning commissioners from accepting gifts from lobbyists or city contractors; 2. Impose, for the first time in Oxnard, contribution limits to the Mayor, City Council, & other candidates running for an elected office; 3. Provide transparency by posting all expensive City contracts & monthly financial statements on City’s website; and 4. Establishing 3-term limit for City Council & Mayor, & changing Mayor’s term from 2 to 4 years, to match City Council 3 4 2

10/3/2019 THE ACT WOULD: 1. Prohibit elected officials & planning commissioners from accepting gifts from lobbyists or city contractors; 2. Impose, for the first time in Oxnard, contribution limits to the Mayor, City Council, & other candidates running for an elected office; 3. Provide transparency by posting all expensive City contracts & monthly financial statements on City’s website; and 4. Establishing 3-term limit for City Council & Mayor, & changing Mayor’s term from 2 to 4 years, to match City Council 5 RECOMMENDATION That the City Council consider placing the Oxnard Government Accountability & Ethics Act on the March 3, 2020 primary ballot 6 3

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