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ORDINANCE NO. 01-008-00 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN ETHICS POLICY FOR OF LEANDER; PROVIDING STATEMENTS OF POLICY AND PROVIDING DEFINITIONS AND FOR CONFLICTS OF Il PROVIDING MINIMUM STANDARDS OF CONDUCT WITH TO CERTAIN GIFTS, FINANCIAL INTERESTS, POLITICAL. AND CITY BUSINESS; REQUIRING REGISTRATION BY LC REQUIRING FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE; PROVIDING l ETHICS COMMISSION AND LEGAL COUNSEL; PROVII COMPLAINTS AND BASELESS COMPLAINTS; PROVID HEARINGS, FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND SA PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; PROVIDING OPEN MEE EFFECTIVE DATE CLAUSES; AND PROVIDING FOR MATTERS. Whereas, Article 12 of the City Charter requires an Ethics Commission be e: City Council shall adopt an ordinance providing an ethics policy and code of the officers, employees, board and commission members of the City; and R T E TG F R G F R 'TIO S; NG A D that the -able to Whereas, the City Council appointed an Ethics Commission and requested the thics C mmission to draft and propose an ordinance providing an ethics policy and code of cond ct for ttie officers, employees and certain persons doing business with the City; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL O THE ITY OF LEANDER, TEXAS, THAT: Article 1. Declaration of Policy. Section 1.1. It is essential in a democratic system that the public have confide ce in integrity, independence, and impartiality of those who act on their behalf in gove ent. T promote confidence in the government of the City of Leander ("the City"), and thereby enhanc the City's ability to function effectively, this code of ethics is adopted. Although codes o ethics c provide instruction on what to do in various situations, the situations will always be m re vari d than the rules can anticipate. Recognizing this, the Ethics Commission (the "Commissi n") wil apply this ordinance to not only enforce regulations, but also to enhance and promote virtu in pub c servants who are its officers, city officials or employees, paid or unpaid, elected or ap ointed, as well as members of any standing committee or board. Section 1.2. Furthermore, it is declared to be the policy of the City that p oper o eration of democratic government requires that public servants be independent, impartial and res onsible to the people of the City; that no public servants shall permit any interest, fin cial or therwise, direct or indirect, or engagement in any business, transaction or professional ctivity o conflict with the proper discharge of their duties in the public interest; that public of ce not Ped sed for illegal or improper personal gain; and that the city council at all times shall e main as a 94