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City ofArts &Innovation Inclusiveness, Community Engagement, and Governmental Processes Committee 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111l IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111l IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 111111111111111111111111 TO: INCLUSIVENESS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DATE: AUGUST 3, 2022 AND GOVERNMENTAL PROCESSES COMMITTEE FROM: CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: FORMATION OF AD HOC COMMITTEE WITH BOARD OF ETHICS FOR REVIEW OF RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.78 — CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT COMPLAINT HEARING PROCESS ISSUE: Appoint a member of the Inclusiveness, Community Engagement, and Governmental Processes Committee to an ad hoc committee which will include Board of Ethics members to review the Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 2.78 — Code of Ethics and Conduct (Code) complaint hearing process. RECOMMENDATION: That the Inclusiveness, Community Engagement, and Governmental Processes Committee (ICGC) appoint a member of the Committee to an ad hoc committee comprised of Board of Ethics members to review the Code of Ethics and Conduct complaint hearing process. BACKGROUND: From August 2020 through June 2022, a total of seven Code of Ethics and Conduct complaints were filed with the City Clerk's Office. Six complaints were forwarded to Board of Ethics Hearing Panels for pre -hearing conferences and one was dismissed based on the opinion of outside legal counsel. In light of the Code of Ethics and Conduct complaint hearing process being applied and practiced as it is currently written in the Code, it became evident to staff, the Board of Ethics, and the City Council that an in-depth review of the process is necessary. Riverside Municipal Code Section 2.78.110 (Oversight and Monitoring) requires an annual review of the Code of Ethics and Conduct to determine its effectiveness. While the Board of Ethics had active complaints pending, the ICGC refrained from making recommendations for revisions to the Code of Ethics and Conduct until all the complaints were finalized and closed.