NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND THE
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT’S
CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (District) intends to amend a Conflict of Interest Code (Code), pursuant to Government Code Section 87300. Pursuant to Government Code Section 87302, the Code will designate employees who must disclose certain investments, income, interests in real property and business positions, and who must disqualify themselves from making or participating in the making of governmental decisions affecting those interests. Amendments are proposed to update the Code to reflect: (1) new positions, reclassifications of positions and revisions to disclosure categories; and, (2) a reorganization of the disclosure categories from five to three categories.
The District has prepared a written explanation of the reasons for the designations and the disclosure responsibilities and has available all of the information upon which the amendments are based. Copies of the proposed amended Code and all applicable information may be obtained from Janet S. Tarantino, Secretary of the District, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, P.O. Box 9000, Presidio Station, San Francisco, CA 94129-0601, telephone (415) 923-2223, facsimile (415) 923-2013, or by using TDD California Relay Service, 800-735-2929, or at http://goldengate.org/news/ConflictofInterestCode.php.
A 45-day written comment period has been established commencing October 27, 2008 through December 10, 2008. Any interested person may present written comments concerning the proposed amended Code no later than close of business on December 10, 2008, to the Secretary of the District, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, P.O. Box 9000, Presidio Station, San Francisco, CA 94129-0601. No public hearing on this matter will be held unless any interested person or his or her representative requests a public hearing no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the close of the written comment period.
Any inquiries concerning the proposed amended Code should be directed to Janet S. Tarantino, Secretary of the District, at (415) 923-2223.
/s/ Janet S. Tarantino, Secretary of the District
Dated at San Francisco, this 27th day of October 2008.