The Value of Transparency in the Nevada County Board of Supervisors issued by the

Most of the Supervisors believe ethics refers to the Form 700 filings required from elected officials each year by the FPPC. Response to Finding F5 Disagree. The annual Form 700 filing is required by the California Government Code Section 87200 as a means for judicial, elected and appointed officials to publicly disclose certain economic interests. The Board understands that ethics laws extend beyond the Form 700 to encompass a comprehensive and complex array of issues ranging from Open Meetings Law (the “Brown Act”), public contracting, due process, perquisites and other official acts to codes of conduct when we are off-duty as well. Report on Responses to the 2015-2016 Nevada County Grand Jury pages Current Status Regarding Finding F5 The Jury recognizes that the ethics training the Supervisors receive does cover much more than just the Form 700 requirements and accepts their statement.

The Order and Decorum lacks sufficient guidance to Supervisors in assisting them in their personal decision making on questions of recusal. Response to Finding F7 Partially agree. Because the Board members receive focused ethics training that meets the legal requirements of AB 1234, the Order and Decorum is not intended for that purpose. Instead, it is designed to provide general guidance on the conduct of meetings. However, item #13 of the Order and Decorum does seek to address the matter of abstention and recusal. As indicated in Responses R2 and R3 below, the Board will consider revisions to this document during its annual workshop in January 2017. Report on Responses to the 2015-2016 Nevada County Grand Jury pages