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Ordinance No. 16-122 amending all sections of Article 3 (Code of Ethics) of Chapter 1 (Administration, Personnel and Finance) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended.
Presenter:
Tracy Lessig, Division Chief-Employment, City Attorney's Office
Andy Pico, City Council Member, District 6
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Summary:
The Ordinance amends all sections of the Code of the Ethics, adds City Code ?? 1.3.109 through 1-3-119, and incorporates with revisions the provisions of Resolution No. 41-13 (A Resolution Approving the Payment of Legal Expenses for Ethics Complaints under the City Code of Ethics) and Resolution No. 58-13 (A Resolution Approving the Procedures for Investigation and Hearing of Ethics Complaints under the City Code of Ethics).
Previous Council Action:
The City Council passed the City Code of Ethics by Ordinance No. 07-59 on April 10, 2007. The Code of Ethics created the Independent Ethics Commission ("Commission"). The Commission approved the Independent Ethics Commission Rules of Procedure ("Rules of Procedure") on November 15, 2007, which were approved by Resolution No. 257-07 on December 11, 2007. The Code of Ethics was amended by Ordinance No. 11-18 on March 22, 2011, to increase the number of Commissioners from (3) three to (5) five. The Rules were amended by City Council on January 22, 2012 to reflect that a quorum is three (3) members instead of two (2) members. On April 9, 2013, Council passed Resolution No. 41-13 (A Resolution Approving the Payment of Legal Expenses for Ethics Complaints under the City Code of Ethics). On May 28, 2013, Council passed Resolution No. 58-13 (A Resolution Approving the Procedures for Investigation and Hearing of Ethics Complaints under the City Code of Ethics). The Code of Ethics was amended by Ordinance No. 15-62 on September 25, 2015 to change "Memorial Health System" to "MHS Enterprises."
City Council considered several of the proposed Code of the Ethics changes at its July 11, ...
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