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03-1032 City Code Revised Ethics Code Ord CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO, 03-ltlJ2-- BY: ß-ì /1 ¡/arj AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AMENDING SECTIONS 7, 8, AND 11 A. AND B. OF CHAPTER 14 OF TITLE 1 ETIDCS IN GOVERNMENT AND NEPOTISM OF THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THE IDAHO CODE LANGUAGE PROVISIONS AFTER EACH STATUTE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DELETION OF THE WORD "SPECIAL" INTEREST AND TO REPLACE IT WITH THE WORD "PERSONAL" INTEREST; PROVIDING VALIDITY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADA, STATE OF IDAHO: SECTION 1: That Section 7 of Chapter 14 of Title I, be, and the same is hereby amended to provide for the provision language of the Idaho Code, and the same shall read as follows: 1-14-7: STATUTORY STANDARDS: There are certain provisions in the criminal statutes of the State which should, while not set forth herein but are attached hereto and incorporated herein, be considered an integral part of this Chapter. Accordingly, the provisions of the following sections of the Idaho Code, as may be amended, are hereby incorporated herein by this reference and made a part of this Chapter and shall apply to the Mayor, all Council members, board members, committee members, commission members, or employees of the City, whenever applicable, to wit: 18-1307. FORFEITURE OF OFFICE ON CONVICTION. 18-1351. BRIBERY AND CORRUPT PRACTICES -- DEFINITIONS. AMENDED ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT AND NEPOTISM ORDINANCE CHAPTER 14 TITLE 1 PAGE I OF 5 18-1352. BRIBERY IN OFFICIAL AND POLITICAL MATTERS. 18-1353. THREATS AND OTHER IMPROPER INFLUENCE IN OFFICIAL AND POLITICAL MATTERS. 18-1354. COMPENSATION FOR PAST OFFICIAL BEHAVIOR. 18-1355. RETALIATION FOR PAST OFFICIAL ACTION. 18-1356. GIFTS TO PUBLIC SERVANTS BY PERSONS SUBJECT TO THEIR JURISDICTION. 18-1357. COMPENSATING PUBLIC SERVANT FOR ASSISTING PRNATE INTERESTS IN RELATION TO MATTERS BEFORE HIM. 18-1358. SELLING POLITICAL INDORSEMENT -- SPECIAL INFLUENCE. 18-1359. USING PUBLIC POSITION FOR PERSONAL GAIN. 18-1360. PENALTIES. 18-1361. SELF-INTERESTED CONTRACTS -- EXCEPTION. 18-1361A NONCOMPENSATED APPOINTED PUBLIC SERVANT -- RELATIVES OF PUBLIC SERVANT -- EXCEPTION. 18-1362. CAUSE OF ACTION. 59-201 OFFICERS NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN CONTRACTS 59-201A REMOTE INTERESTS 59-202 OFFICERS NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN SALES 59-204 DEALING IN WARRANTS PROHIBITED SECTION 2: That Section 8 of Chapter 14 of Title I, be, and the same is hereby amended to provide for the deletion of the word "special" interest and to replace them with the word "personal" interest, and the same shall read as follows: 1-14-8: CONTRACTS, PURCHASES AND EMPLOYMENT: The Mayor, City Council member, board member, committee member, commission member, City official or City employee, shall not participate directly by means of deliberation, approval or disapproval, or recommendation, in the purchase of goods and services for the City, and the award of any contracts with the City, except as permitted under the City's ordinances AMENDED ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT AND NEPOTISM ORDINANCE CHAPTER 14 TITLE I PAGE 2 OF 5 and under the laws of the State, where to his or her knowledge there is a financial interest, or S366ial Dersonal interest other than that possessed by the public generally. SECTION 3: That Section 11 A. and B. of Chapter 14 of Title I, be, and the same is hereby amended to provide for the deletion of the word "special" interest and to replace them with the word "personal" interest, and the same shall read as follows: 1-14-11: AGENDA ITEMS; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: A. Deliberation And Vote Prohibited: No Mayor, Council member, board member, committee member, commission member, public official or City employee, shall, in such capacity, participate in the deliberation or vote, or otherwise take part in the decision making process, on any agenda item before his or her collective body in which he or she or a member of his or her inunediate family or relative in the second degree of affinity or consanguinity, has a financial or S366ial Dersonal interest, other than an interest held by the public generally. B. Disclosure Of Conflict: Any Council member, board member, committee member or commission member who believes that he or she or a member of his or her immediate family or relative in the second degree of affinity or consanguinity has a financial or S366ial Dersonal interest, other than an interest held by the public generally, in any agenda item before his or her collective body, shall disclose the nature and extent of such interest, and the City Clerk or his or her designee shall make a record of such disclosure. Additionally, any Council member, board member, committee member or commission member who believes that any fellow Council member, board member, committee member or commission member, or a member of such fellow Council member's, board member's, committee member's or commission member's immediate family or a relative in the second degree of affinity or consanguinity has a financial or S366ial Dersonal interest, other than an interest held by the public generally, in any agenda item before his or her collective body, shall disclose the nature and extent of such interest, and the City Clerk or his or her designee shall make a record of such disclosure. SECTION 4: All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, rescinded and annulled. SECTION 5: VALIDITY: The Meridian City Council hereby declares that any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance as adopted and amended herein be declared for any reason to be invalid it is the intent of the Meridian City Council that it would have passed all other portions of this Ordinance independent of the elimination here from of any portion as may be declared invalid. SECTION 6: SAVINGS CLAUSE: This Ordinance does not affect an action or proceeding commenced or right accrued before this Ordinance takes effect. AMENDED ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT AND NEPOTISM ORDINANCE CHAPTER 14 TITLE 1 PAGE 3 OF 5 SECTION 7: DATE OF EFFECT: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage, approval and publication, according to law. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this 22..JJ- day of ~ ,2003. APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this 2Z"¿ day of ...T tdff ' 2003. ~~ ayor obertD. Corrie Attest: STATE OF IDAHO,) : ss. County of Ada. On this 2..2V1& day of .:r~ .2003, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared ROBERT D. CORRIE and WILLIAM G. BERG, JR., known to me to be the Mayor and City Clerk respectively, of the CITY of Meridian, Idaho, and who executed the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that the City of Meridian executed the same. AMENDED ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT AND NEPOTISM ORDINANCE CHAPTER 14 TITLE I PAGE 4 OF 5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year first above written. (SEAL) .."". ..'o..:N-~~.. ..~'f-- 't A ~,í',;.". :/li/!>.O -"'t":¡"'yþ... .r;:" '" , . . ' , . . : : . . . , . . , , . . ' , . .. }, !'vm..\C/O'- ". 1>..'.;.;.,----"';~." 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