📋
Extracted from Consolidated Report
This investigation was originally published as part of a larger consolidated report containing multiple investigations. View the consolidated PDF for the complete document.
⚠️ Translation Notice: This content has been automatically translated. The original English text is the official version. Translation may contain errors.
⚠️ Este contenido ha sido traducido automáticamente. El texto original en inglés es la versión oficial. La traducción puede contener errores.
Findings 3 findings
F1
Page 19
Humboldt County and the cities of Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Rio Dell, and Trinidad have adopted by ordinance the financial conflict of interest regulations required by the Political Reform Act. However, Humboldt County and the cities of Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Rio Dell, and Trinidad have not formally adopted ethics codes or any similar codes of conduct that identify and incorporate other important public policies and principles of law regarding ethics and conflicts of interest.
F2
Page 19
In 1998, the City of Fortuna adopted Rules of Conduct for its City Council. Although one of these eight rules contains a general directive that conflicts of interest must be avoided, the City Council has no actual code of ethics.
F3
Page 19
The City of Arcata has adopted a Code of Ethics which is found in the Appendix to its City 19
Recommendations 2
-
R1Page 19The Grand Jury recommends that Humboldt County and the cities of Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Rio Dell, and Trinidad review available model ethics codes and adopt their own codes of ethics, to apply to all officials, elected and appointed.
-
R2Page 19The Grand Jury recommends that the City of Fortuna review available model ethics codes and adopt its own code of ethics, to apply to all officials, elected and appointed.