Public Ethics Commission Pending Complaints

Date
Recd
Case # Complainant Respondents
Date of
Alleged
Violation
Alleged Violation Status Priority
1
1/11/13 13-1 Anonymous OPR Director
Audree Jones-
Taylor and Deborah
Willis
1/5/213 Alle!es res"ondents #or$arded an email to the O##ice o# Par%s
and Recreation&s list o# "re#erred caterers that as%ed #or su""ort
and included an in'itation to a non-"ro#it e'ent honorin! (s)
Jones-Taylor and re*uestin! donations #or a local charitable
cause)
+ta##
su!!ests
dismissal
11/21/12 12-1, A'ram -ur Arye Jane .runner 11///212 Alle!es res"ondent 'iolated the 0ity o# Oa%land&s 0on#lict o#
1nterest re!ulations in their in'ol'ement $ith the "ro"osed
+a#e$ay on 0olle!e A'enue)
+ta## is
re'ie$in!
2/+
2
11/1/12 12-13 Judith 0o3 and
Pamela Dra%e
1!nacio De 4a
5uente
6/2//212 Alle!es res"ondent 'iolated Oa%land7s 0am"ai!n Re#orm Act by
acce"tin! cam"ai!n contributions in 'iolation o# the 89
contribution limit)
+ta## is
re'ie$in!
2/(
3
11/1/12 12-12 O%hoo and :rnest
2anes
(itch Thomson ;0ity
Arborist< Tree
+ection< Public
Wor%s A!ency= and
0amille Rod!ers
;>e!etation
(ana!ement
1ns"ector - Oa%land
5ire De"artment=
3/2/26 -
3/26/212
Alle!es res"ondents abused their 0ity authority and misused
"ublic #unds)
+ta## is
re'ie$in!
2/(
3
1/1//12 12-11 +cott Alonso 1!nacio De 4a
5uente
July 2?<
212
Alle!es res"ondent used his 0ouncilman elected "osition and
0ity resources #or a cam"ai!n "ress con#erence)
+ta## is
re'ie$in!
2/+
2
,/2?/12 12-, 0ity Auditor/
Anonymous
0ity 0ouncil
(ember 1!nacio De
4a 5uente
Alle!es res"ondent #ailed to re"ort 839<5 in "ayments #rom a
cam"ai!n !rou" tied to a lobbyist #or a !rou" com"etin! #or the
0oliseum m!mt contract ;alle!es #ailure to re"ort "ayment and a
0O1 issue=
+ta## is
re'ie$in!
2/4
,
1
Priority code is based on a dual determination@ 1= le'el o# "riority ;Hi!h< Medium or Lo$< based on criteria such as "ublic interest< com"lainant interest< timin! o# com"laint< statute o#
limitations< and im"act o# 0ommission decision=< and 2= amount o# sta## time li%ely needed ;Small< Medium< or Lar!e amount o# time=)
1/25/13
1
Date
Recd
Case # Complainant Respondents
Date of
Alleged
Violation
Alleged Violation Status Priority
,/,/12 12-3 0ity Auditor/
Anonymous
Do$nto$n Oa%land
Association and
4a%e (erritt/A"to$n
District Assoc)
Dec 26
and
annually
therea#ter
Alle!es res"ondents #ailed to "ro'ide ade*uate "ublic notice
about discussions and decisions related to the "ayment o#
Bholiday bonuses<C adds that discussion o# bonuses $as ne'er
"ut on o"en session a!enda
+ta## is
re'ie$in!
(/(
,
//23/11 11-3 0ity Auditor/
Anonymous
0ity 0ouncil
(ember 1!nacio De
4a 5uente
June 211 0om"laint e3"resses concerns about the source o# concert
tic%ets alle!edly in the "ossession o# res"ondent
+ta## is
re'ie$in!
2/4
,
,-,-11 11-1 P:0 initiated A.0 +ecurity and/or
Ana 0hretienD
(arina +ecurity
and/or +am
Tadesse
>ariousD
a""ro3)
bet$
3/1/19/1
and 9/29/1
0om"laint alle!es t$o contractors made im"ermissible cam"ai!n
contributions to candidates in the Eo' 21 election ;O0RAD
F3)12)1,=
+ta## is
in'esti!atin!
2/4
,
11-1-1 1-2/ Ral"h GanH Ala) Demo) 0entral
0omm)D Oa%PA0
October 26<
21
O0RAD F3)12)23 I Alle!es 1= #ailure to include $ritten
disclosure re*uired by O0RA and 2= #ailure to #ile late
contribution and inde"endent e3"enditure re"orts
+ta## is
in'esti!atin!
2/(
3
1-13-1 1-2? Ral"h GanH Jean Juan
5loyd 2uen
June 3<
21 and
on!oin!
O0RAD F3)12)5D 3)12)6 I Alle!es #ailure to re"ort and
include in#ormation re!ardin! res"ondent&s loans to o$n
cam"ai!n
+ta## is
in'esti!atin!
2/(
3
1-13-1 1-25 Ral"h GanH Don Perata June 3<
21 and
on!oin!
O0RAD F3)12)6;A=;D= I Alle!es cam"ai!n $as !i'en e3tension
o# credit o# o'er 815 #or more than 6 days
+ta## is
in'esti!atin!
2/(
3
6/1,/1 1-21 Jean Juan Don Perata< Paul
GinneyD 0ali#ornia
0orrectional Peace
O##icers AssociationD
Ronald T)
Dreisbac%D T) -ary
Ro!ersD :d De+il'aD
Richard 4ee
On!oin! O0RA 'iolations I Alle!es res"ondent cam"ai!n e3ceeded the
'oluntary e3"enditure limit durin! the Eo'ember 21 election
+ta## is
in'esti!atin!
2/4
,
1/25/13
2
Date
Recd
Case # Complainant Respondents
Date of
Alleged
Violation
Alleged Violation Status Priority
3/23/1 1-9 +anKi' 2anda >ictor Ano< Jose"h
2araburda< +cott
Peterson< +haron
0ornu< .arry
4ubo'is%i< Phil
Ta!ami
January 1<
29 to
"resent
4obbyist Re!istration Act I Alle!es res"ondents #ailed to re!ister
as lobbyists
+ta## is
in'esti!atin!
2/4
,
3/3/1 1-5 Da'id (i3 Oa%land 0ity
0ouncil
3/2/1 Oa%land +unshine Ordinance I Alle!es 0ity 0ouncil Rules
0ommittee #ailed to ma%e an Bur!ency #indin!C to schedule a
decision ;"er +ection 2)2)/=
+ta## $as
directed to
e3"lore
settlement in
lieu o#
hearin!)
(/(
,
6/1?/6 6-12 (arleen +ac%s O##ice o# the 0ity
Attorney ;(ar%
(orodomi=
on!oin! +unshine OrdinanceD Public Records Act I Alle!es #ailure to
"ro'ide multi"le "ublic records u"on re*uest
5inal hearin!
set #or
January 3<
213 re@
Records
(ana!ement
Policy
(/(
5
2/9/6 6-3 John Glein 0ity 0ouncil
President Jane
.runner
5ebruary 3<
26
+unshine Ordinance -- Allocation o# s"ea%er time I Alle!es 0ity
0ouncil 15-minute total time limit on O"en 5orum comments is
inconsistent $ith the +unshine Ordinance< $hich authoriHes 2
minutes "er "erson
+ta## is
in'esti!atin!
(/(
,
1/25/13
3