18-1043S;\Legal\Our poeuments\Ordinances\18\Ethics Ordinance Amendment - BOE Eligibility.docx
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WHEREAS, on May 1, 201$, the City Council af the City af Denton enacted a new Code
of Ethics to faster a culture af integrity for those who serve the municipality and our citizenry; and
E AS, the Code presented the consensus of preferences expressed by the City
Council over a period af eight ($) public work sessions, and four (4) public hearings, which were
broadcasted, Altogether, the work sessions exceeded twenty (20) hours of deliberatians; and
W EREAS, this Cade of Ethics applies to the Mayor, City Cauncil, Planning and Zoning,
Zoning Board of Adjustment, Historic Landmark Commissian, Board of Ethics, Public Utilities
Board, Department Heads appointed by the City Cauncil, and Vendors; and
W EREAS, the City Cauncil finds the attached amendment reasonable, necessary, and
cansistent with the intent af the City Council in drafting the Code af Ethics; N W, T E F E,
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SECTION 1. FINDINGS OF FACT. The foregoing recitals are incorporated into this
Ordinance by reference as findings af fact as if expressly set farth herein.
SECTI N 2. A EN ENT. That the Cade of Ordinances, Dentan, Texas, is hereby
amended by revising Chapter 2, Article XI, Section 2-277( fl, which section shall read as provided
in Attachment A, attached hereto and incorporated into this Ordinance, with the retained partion
shown in normal type and the new text shawn as underlined. All other provisions af the Cade af
Ethics remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. SEVE ILITY. Should any af the clauses, sentences, paragraphs,
sections, or parts of this Ordinance be deemed invalid, uncanstitutional, or unenforceable by a court
of law ar administrative agency with jurisdiction over the matter, such actian shall not be construed
to affect any other valid portion of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. C IFICATION. The City Secretary is hereby directed ta recard and
publish the attached rule, regulatian, and policy in the City's Code of Ordinances as authorized by
Section 52.001 af the Texas Local Government Code.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its passage and approval.
SECTION 6. PROPER NOTICE & MEETING. It is hereby officially found and
determined that the meeting at which this Ordinance was passed was open to the public, and that
public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was given as required by the Open
Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. Notice was also provided as required by
Chapter 52 of the Texas Local Government Code.
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the following vote � - �:
Chris Watts, Mayor:
Gerard Hudspeth, District 1;
Keely G. Briggs, District 2:
Don Duff, District 3:
John Ryan, District 4:
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5:
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6:
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the o��/ '� m day of ���""�� . rm � 2018.
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ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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CHRIS �v'�TTS, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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Attachment "A "
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(� Ineligibility. The fallowing shall disqualify a person from serving on the Board af
Ethics:
(1) current service as a City Official;
(2) separation from city service as a City Official within two (2} years of the
appointment;
(3) familial relations to, a City ��I�It�i�r�„ within the third (3rd) degree of affinity
(marriage) or consanguinity (blood ar adoption);
(4) current service as an elected official in Denton Countys and / or
(5) canviction of a felony or crime af moral turpitude.