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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. R-26-09 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON ADOPTING AN IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003 ("FACTA"), section 114, as implemented by the Red Flag Rules, 16 C.F.R. § 681.2, issued by the Federal Trade Commission along with other federal agencies, requires creditors of customer accounts to implement an Identity Theft Prevention Program; and WHEREAS, The City of Colton is a creditor because it provides services to customers prior to receipt of payment through customer accounts, including utility service accounts, which are maintained primarily for personal, family or household purposes and involve multiple payments or transactions, and for which there is a reasonably foreseeable risk of identity theft; and WHEREAS, The City of Colton is therefore required to implement an Identity Theft Prevention Program; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Identify Theft Prevention Program is to detect, prevent and mitigate identity theft in connection with all customer accounts, taking into consideration the level of risk for identity theft given the City of Colton's scope of services provided and the types of accounts; and WHEREAS, the Identify Theft Prevention Program is created to identify patterns, practices and specific activities that indicate the possible existence of identity theft, referred to as "Red Flags," and sets forth the procedures for detecting Red Flags and responding to Red Flags when discovered; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Colton desires to adopt and implement an Identity Theft Protection Program as required under Federal Law; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Colton as follows: Section 1. Adoption of Identity Theft Prevention Program. The City of Colton hereby adopts the "Identity Theft Prevention Program" attached hereto as Exhibit "A". Section 2. Designation of Authority. The City Council of the City of Colton Authorizes the Finance Director and Electric Utility General Manager as Co -Privacy Officers to act on the City Council's behalf to oversee the implementation and administration of the Identity Theft Prevention Program in accordance with Federal Law. Section 3. Amending the Identity Theft Prevention Program. The Identity Theft Prevention Program may be amended from time to time by resolution of the City Council. 1