A Certificate of Completion is submitted to the City Clerk when the mandated trainings have been fulfilled. These certificates are public records and can be found by clicking on the link below.

Certificate of Completion

Once you complete a training course, you will receive a training certificate. Please sign your certificate (if required), keep a copy for your records, and submit it to the City Clerk’s Office by email to cityclerkdesk@bellgardens.org, in person to the City Clerk, or by mail to City of Bell Gardens, City Clerk’s Office, 7100 Garfield Ave., Bell Gardens, CA 90201.

On October 7, 2005, the Governor signed Assembly Bill No. 1234, which required any designated employees, local agency officials (elected or appointed), including commissions, committees, boards, and other local legislative bodies (as defined in California Government Code Section 53234-53235.2), who receive any type of compensation, salary, or stipend or reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred, to complete an ethics course once every two years.

Effective January 1, 2026, Senate Bill 827 expands this requirement to include department heads or similar administrators of local agencies.  Accordingly,  employees designated in the City's Conflict of Interest Code are also subject to complete this ethics training once every two years.

The Fair Political Practice Commission (FPPC) offers a free online course to satisfy this training requirement. The online training is self-paced and allows individuals to log off or login and continue the training where they left off. However, if the training is completed in less than two hours, individuals will be asked to participate in a Supplemental Ethics Training Course to assist in meeting the two-hour training requirement. Certificates must be a minimum of two hours to satisfy the training requirement.  At the completion of the course, all designated individuals are asked to provide the Certificate of Completion to the City Clerk’s Office via email at cityclerkdesk@bellgardens.org or by mail or in person to City of Bell Gardens, City Clerk's Office, 7100 Garfield Ave, Bell Gardens, CA 90201.

The Attorney General’s Office and the California Fair Political Practices Commission has established an online course for local officials to satisfy the local ethics training requirement. The course can be accessed via the link below.

Local Officials Ethics Training Course

On October 11, 2025, the Governor signed Senate Bill No. 827, requiring designated employees, local agency officials (elected or appointed), and local agency executives to complete a fiscal and financial training once every two years. Covered officials include those who make decisions or recommendations regarding financial administration, budgeting, or the use of public resources, in accordance with California Government Code section 53238.

On September 29, 2016, the Governor signed Assembly Bill No. 1661, requiring any designated employee, specified local agency officials (elected or appointed), including members of commissions, committees, boards, and other local legislative bodies, who receive any type of compensation, salary, or stipend to complete sexual harassment prevention training and education. The training must be completed within six months of assuming office once every two years, in accordance with California Government Code section 53237.