{"id":95303,"date":"2026-08-12T09:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/?page_id=95303"},"modified":"2026-08-12T09:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:24:00","slug":"ethics-and-fiscal-trainings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/ethics-and-fiscal-trainings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethics and Fiscal Trainings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2><strong>ETHICS AND FISCAL TRAININGS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>California Senate Bill 827 requires local agencies with a public website to provide clear instructions and contact information explaining how the public can request copies of ethics and fiscal\/financial training records for required city officials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Members of the public may request the following training records:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ethics training records (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200520060AB1234\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AB 1234<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&amp;sectionNum=827\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SB 827<\/span><\/strong><\/a>) \u2013 Required every two years for required city officials. Training must be completed within six months of assuming office (starting January 1, 2026).<\/li>\n<li>Fiscal and Financial training records (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&amp;sectionNum=827\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SB 827<\/span><\/strong><\/a>) \u2013 Required city officials serving on or after January 1, 2026 must complete their first training by January 1, 2028, some records may not be available yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>HOW TO REQUEST TRAINING RECORDS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Certificates of Completions may be obtained by submitting a <a href=\"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/public-records-request\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Public Records Act Request<\/span><\/strong><\/a> or contacting the City Clerk\u2019s Office at <a href=\"tel:3102179565\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">(310) 217-9565<\/span><\/strong><\/a> or by email at <a href=\"mailto:CityClerk.Web@cityofgardena.org\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CityClerk.Web@cityofgardena.org<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Response Time<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Requests are processed in accordance with the California Public Records Act (CPRA), which establishes timelines and disclosure requirements for public agencies.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If you have questions or need additional information, please contact the City Clerk\u2019s Office at <a href=\"tel:3102179565\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">(310) 217-9565<\/span><\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:CityClerk.Web@cityofgardena.org\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CityClerk.Web@cityofgardena.org<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":839501,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-95303","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/839501"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95303\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityofgardena.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}