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C. 69

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Joseph E. Canciamilla, Clerk-Recorder
Date:	March 29, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with NetFile, Inc., to Provide On-line Filing Services for Statements of Economic Interest

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/29/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor

Contact:

Scott O. Konopasek, 925-335-7808

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 29, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Clerk-Recorder, or designee, to execute a contract with NetFile, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $110,000 to provide on-line filing services for California Fair Political Practice Commission (FPPC) Statements of Economic Interest (Form 700) and FPPC Campaign Finance Disclosure, for the period April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The costs of the contract are shared by the Clerk of the Board and the Clerk-Recorder Elections Division and the amounts have been budgeted and appropriated for FYs 2015-16 and 2016-17.

BACKGROUND:

Certain elected and appointed County and Special District officials are required to file annual Statements of Economic Interest (SEI) with the Clerk of the Board or with the Elections Division of the Clerk-Recorder's Office. Candidates for elective office and committees supporting or opposing ballot measures are required by FPPC to file Campaign Finance Disclosure Reports (CFD) with the Elections Division of the Clerk-Recorder's Office. These SEI and CFD reports are required to be made public. Services provided by NetFile will permit these types of reports to be submitted electronically, online, and will make them publicly available on-line. In addition, County Ordinance No. 2016-05 requires the CFD to be filed electronically. NetFile provides this capability and makes the information, in a redacted form, available on-line.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Currently, the Clerk of the Board and the Elections Division can only receive and disclose these reports in a paper format. Should the Board not approve the recommendation, the information will remain unavailable on-line.