Tagged with a “For Immediate Release,” a statement from Mayor Bob Kellar regarding the fast-moving Form 700 story after the jump.
KELLAR’S STATEMENT REGARDING FPPC DISCLOSURE
Santa Clarita – Santa Clarita Mayor Bob Kellar made the following statement regarding amending his Statement of Economic Interest Form 700s.
“Recently it was brought to my attention that I may not have fully disclosed all information on my Statement of Economic Interest Form 700s as it pertains to reporting real estate commissions that I received from my clients.
This was a requirement that I was not aware of. Obviously, with the sensitive nature of disclosing private citizen’s financial information, I wanted to ensure that this was in fact required before I amended my forms.
Over the past three weeks I have consulted with the California Fair Political Practices Commission, the California Association of Realtors and private attorneys as to the proper interpretation of the regulation.
Based on the information presented to me, it is clear that I will need to amend the forms and have begun to do so. I plan to submit my amended forms to the Santa Clarita City Clerk by Tuesday, March 25th.
It’s an honor to serve as this city’s mayor and I would never knowingly jeopardize the public’s trust in me. It is my hope that these steps today will resolve this issue so we can move forward to continue working to make Santa Clarita an even better place to live.”
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Mayor Kellar isn’t the only one amending things that are already public record. This afternoon, The Signal has amended the story it published this morning on Mayor Kellar and possible penalties for his failure to complete the forms. The Signal pulled its original and printed story off its website earlier this morning. You can read the new, longer and revised story with a weaker headline here.