Arvon Perteet, Chair Ryan Micik, Vice Chair Charlotte Hill*

A transfer of the Form 700 filing duties from the Oakland City Clerk's office to the Public Ethics Commission would require hiring an additional employee; an amendment of the City Ethics Act to identify the Public Ethics Commission as the Filing Officer for Form 700s; and the transfer of the function and payment of the City's contract with the online filing provider, NetFile, from the City Clerk's office to the Public Ethics Commission. Response: The Public Ethics Commission agrees with the finding. Moving the Form 700 filing officer duty from the City Clerk's office to the Public Ethics Commission would require an amendment to City ordinance (City Council adoption) or an amendment to the City Charter (ballot measure passed by Oakland voters). Transfer of filing officer duties for campaign finance and lobbyist registration forms from the City Clerk's office to the Commission included amending the municipal code. Transfer of the Form 700 duties from the City Clerk's office to the Commission would require staff to assume responsibility for administering and maintaining the Form 700 electronic filing system; adding new filers to the system and uploading paper filings; providing technical assistance to filers; reviewing forms as they are submitted; requiring amendments as necessary; monitoring compliance following each filing deadline; reaching out proactively to filers who fail to submit their forms by the deadline; issuing and tracking the state-required late-fee when forms are not timely filed; and, for anyone who is required to file but fails to submit their form, preparing non- filer referrals for Commission and/or FPPC enforcement. An additional Commission staff member would be sufficient to perform these added duties. Response to Alameda County Grand Jury Report November 28, 2022 The transfer of filing officer duties should necessarily include transfer of the City's contract with the online filing system provider, NetFile, along with the allotted funds from the City Clerk's office to the Public Ethics Commission to provide Commission staff full authority to effectively manage both the Form 700 and campaign filing systems.