Message from the Executive Director

With this issue of The Public Trust we're happy to welcome two new board members - Paul Turner and Nedra Jenkins - and to share a range of other news and information with you.

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Lobbying Law Amendments to be Sole Focus of CEC October 14 Meeting

     After an initial public hearing on September 5th regarding possible changes to the City's Municipal Lobbying Ordinance, the City Ethics Commission will devote its October meeting exclusively to the issue. The Commission's discussions are the result of its first comprehensive review of the lobbying ordinance in over a decade.

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City's "Wealthy Candidate" Provision Now Unenforceable

      At its September 5th meeting, the City Ethics Commission announced that Los Angeles Charter section 470(c)10 - often referred to as the City's "wealthy candidate provision" - will no longer be enforced based on a recent 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Davis v. FEC, a case testing a similar provision of federal law known as the "Millionaires' Amendment."

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Lobbying Ordinance Available Electronically For Contract Bidders

     In adopting Measure R in November 2006, Los Angeles voters, in part, established a requirement that bidders on City contracts must submit a bidder certification form when applying for certain City contracts.

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Two New Members Begin Service on the City Ethics Commission

     This summer, the City Ethics Commission welcomed two new members to its five-member board: Nedra Jenkins and Paul Turner.

    Commissioner Paul H. Turner is a community relations and development officer for Citibank.

    Commissioner Nedra Jenkins is a Principal Deputy County Counsel for Los Angeles. She is a 1994 Graduate of the UCLA School of Law and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and Master of Arts degree in social science in 1991 through a joint degree program from the University of Chicago.

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Commission Re-Affirms Support for Limited Neighborhood Council Financial Disclosure

As policy discussions about the appropriate role of personal financial disclosure for neighborhood council board members continue in the city, the City Ethics Commission re-affirmed its support for limited disclosure tied to the creation of neighborhood council files, or NCFs.

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New 2009 Election Graphics For Candidate Fundraising and Expenditures

     Visitors to the 2009 election campaign fundraising and expenditure page of the Ethics Commission website will now find those campaign activities illustrated in new graphics to better identify emerging trends and comparisons to prior elections.

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Dear Troubled Traveler,

     One of the most common advice inquiries that the City Ethics Commission receives involves a City official's acceptance of travel payments from non-City sources.

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