0635ORDINANCE NO. 635
CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS ADOPTING
A CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT APPLICABLE TO OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS WITHIN TI-llg CITY; PROVIDING
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR SUCH OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND
BOARD MEMBERS; REQUIRING THE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS
OF INTERESTSi PROViDING FOR THE RENDERING OF ADVISORY
OPINIONS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY; PROVIDING FOR
ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF;
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF
ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN PAMPHLET FORM; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake, Texas is a home role city acting under its charter
adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter
9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Southlake deems it necessary and advisable
to adopt a Code of Ethics and Conduct applicable to the conduct of officers, employees and
board members while acting in their official capacities in representing the City of Southlake.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIlE
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
DECLARATION OF POLICY
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the City of Southlake that the proper operation
of democratic govermment requires that public officials and employees be independent, impartial
and responsible only to the people of the city; that governmental decisions and policy should be
made in the proper channels of the governmental structure; that no officer, employee or member
of any board, commission or committee should have any interest, financial or otherwise, direct
or indirect, or engage in any business, transaction or professional activity or incur any obligation
of any nature which is in conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties in the public
interest; that public office and public employment are positions of public trust imposing the duty
of a fiduciary upon all em. ployees 9nd officeholders, who are not to use their public position for
personal gain, and that the public should have confidence in the integrity of its government. To
implement such a policy, the City Council deems it advisable to enact this code of ethics and
conduct for all officers, employees and advisory board members, whether elected or appointed,
paid or unpaid, to serve not only as a guide for official conduct of the city's public servants, but
also as a basis for discipline for those who refuse to abide by its terms. This code of ethics and
conduct is cumulative of other ordinances, city charter provisions and state statutes defining and
prohibiting conflict of interest.
SECTION 2.
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of the this code of ethics and conduct the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section.
Advisory board shall mean a board, commission or committee of the city that functions
only in an advisory or study capacity.
Business entity shall mean a sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, corporationi
association, holding company, jointstock company, receivership, trust, or any other entity
recognized by law.
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Employee shall mean any person employed by the city, including those individuals on a
part-time basis, but such term shall not be extended to apply to any independent contractor.
Knowingly. A person acts knowingly, or with knowledge, with respect to the nature of
his or her conduct or to circumstances surrounding his or her conduct when he is aware of the
nature of his or her conduct or that the circumstances exist. A person acts knowing, or with
knowledge, with respect to a result of his or her conduct when he is aware that his or her
conduct is reasonably certain to cause the result.
Officer shall mean any member of the City Council, the Planning and Zoning
Commission, the Board of Adjustment, the Building Board of Appeals and any member of a
board, commission or committee established by ordinance, charter or state law that has final
approval authority over any application, permit, license or other City approvals; provided, no
member of an advisory board shall be deemed an officer of the city.
Substantial interest.
A. A person has a substantial interest in a business entity if:
(1) The interest is ownership of ten (t0) percent or more of the voting stock
or shares of the business entity or ownership of either ten (10) percent or
more or five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or more of the fair market
value of the business entity (see Section 171.002, Texas Local
Government Code); or
(2) Funds received by the person from the business entity exceed ten (10)
percent of the person's gross income for the previous year (see Section
171.002, Texas Local Government Code); or
(3) The person holds a position of member of the board of directors or other
(4)
(5)
(6)
governing board of the business entity; or
The person serves as an elected officer of the business entity; or
The person is an employee of the business entity; or
The person is a creditor, debtor or guarantor of the business entity in the
amount of fi, ye thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or more; or
(7) Property of the person has been pledged to the business entity or is subject
to a lien in favor of the business entity in the amount five thousand dollars
($5,000.00) or more.
B. A person does not have a substantial interest in a business entity if:
(1) The person holds a position as a member of the board of directors or other
governing board of a business entity; and
(2) The person has been designated by the City Council to serve on such
board; and
(3) The person receives no remuneration, either directly or indirectly, for his
or her service on such board; and
(4) The primary nature of the business entity is either charitable, nonprofit or
governmental.
C. A person has a substantial interest in real property if the interest is an equitable
or legal ownership interest with a fair market value of two thousand five hundred
dollars ($2,500.00) or more (see Section 171.002, Texas Local Government
Code).
D. A person has a substantial interest under this ordinance if the person's spouse or
a person related to the person in the first degree by consanguinity or affinity has
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a substantial interest under this ordinance (see Section 171.002, Texas Local
Government Code). A person is related in the first degree by consanguinity to
his or her thther, mother, brother, sister, son or daughter. A person is related
in the first degree by affinity to his or her father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother's
spouse, sister's spouse, son-in-law or daughter-in-law.
SECTION 3.
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
No city officer, employee or advisory board member, or their spouses; shall
knowingly:
(1) Accept or solicit any gift, favor, service or thing of value from any
person, group or business entity that might reasonably tend to influence
him in the discharge of his or her official duties. This prohibition shall
not apply to:
(a) An occasional non-pecuniary gift, insignificant in value; or
(b) An award publicly presented in recognition of public service; or
(c) Any gift which would have been offered or given to him if he
were not a city officer, employee or advisory board member, or
their spouses.
(2) Grant in the discharge of his or her official duties any improper favor,
service or thing of value to any person, group or business entity;
(3) Accept or solicit any gift, favor, service or thing of value, including a
promise of future employment, of sufficient economic value that it might
(4)
reasonably tend to influence him, in the discharge of his or her official
duties, from any person, group or business entity:
(a) Who is licensed or has a substantial interest in any business entity
that is licensed by any city department, agency, commission or
board on which the city officer, employee or advisory board
member serves; or
(b) Who has a financial interest in any proposed ordinance or decision
upon which the city officer, employee or advisory board member
may or must act or make a recommendation; provided, however,
that any city officer, employee or advisory board member and
their spouses, may accept travel and related expenses to attend
ceremonial functions, provided that such acceptance and attendance
have been approved by the City Council prior to the occurrence of
the ceremordal function.
Knowingly disclose any confidential information gained by reason of the
position of the officer, employee or advisory board member concerrfing
the property, operations, policies or affairs of the city, or use such
confidential information to advance any personal interest, f'mancial or
otherwise, of such officer, employee or advisory board member, or
others. This subparagraph 4 shall not preclude disclosure of such
confidential information in connection with any investigation or
proceeding regarding whether there has been a violation of the standards
of conduct set forth in this code.
(5)
(6)
Use one's position or office of employment or city facilities, personnel,
equipment or supplies to secure special privileges or exemptions for
himself or others or for the private gain of the city officer, employee,
advisory board member or his or her spouse.
Engage in a,ny exchange, purchase or sale of property, goods or services
with the city, except:
(a) Rendering services to the city as an officer, employee or advisory
board member;
(b) Paying taxes, fines, utility service or filing fees;
(c) Executing and performing any developer's agreement or plat in
compliance with laws and regulations appli&able to any person;
provided, however, that if any city ordinance, role or regulation
allows any discretion by the appropriate officers or employees of
the city in the interpretation or enforcement of such ordinance,
rule or regulation, any such discretion shall be exercised in favor
of the city in connection with any such developer's agreement or
plat;
Advisory board members who are not otherwise officers or
employees of the city, may engage in any exchange, purchase or
sale of property, goods or services with the city, or enter into a
contract with the city, provided that the board on which they are
a member has no advisory function or cognizance, direct or
indirect, present or prospective, with respect to the transaction in
(d)
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which such advisory board member engages or proposes to
engage.
(7) Hold himself out as representing the city in any capacity other than that
for which he was appointed, elected or hired.
(8) Engage in or accept private employment or render a service when such
employment or service is incompatible with the proper discharge of his or
her official duties or would tend to impair his or her independent
judgment in the performance of his or her official duties.
(9) Make or permit the unauthorized use of city owned vehicles, equipment,
materials or property.
(10) Grant any special consideration, treatment or advantage to any citizen
beyond that which is available to every other citizen.
(11) After termination of service or employment with the city, appear before
any board or commission of the city in relation to any case, proceeding
or application in which he or she personally participated or which was
under his or her active consideration, during the period of his or her
service or employment.
(12) Transact any business in his or her official capacity with the city with a
business entity in which he has a substantial interest.
(13) Engage in any dishonest or criminal act or any other conduct prejudicial
to the government of the city or that reflects discredit upon the
government of the city.
(4)
(14) Knowingly perform or refuse to perform any act in order to deliberately
thwart the execution of city ordinances, roles or regulations or the
achievement of official city programs.
No member of the City Council, salaried city officer or city employee shall
knowingly represent, directly or indirectly, any person, group or business entity:
(1) Before the City Council or any department, agency, board or commission
of the city;
(2) In any action or proceeding against the interests of the city or in any
litigation in which the city or any department, agency, board or
commission thereof is a party; or
(3) In any action or proceeding in the municipal courts Of the city which was
instituted by a city officer or employee in the course of his or her official
duties, or a criminal proceeding in which any city officer or employee is
a material witness for the prosecution.
No member of a city board or commission shall knowingly represent, directly or
indirectly, any person, group or business entity:
(1) Before the City Council or the board or commission of which he or she
is a member;
(2) Before a board or commission which has appellate jurisdiction over the
board or commission of which he or she is a member;
(3) In any action or proceeding against the interests of the city or in any
litigation in which the city or any department, agency, board or
commission thereof is a party; or
In any action or proceeding in the municipal courts of the city which was
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instituted by a city officer or employee in the course of his or her official
duties, or a criminal proceeding in which any city officer or employee is
a material witness for the prosecution.
The restrictions in this section do not prohibit the following:
(1) A city employee or member of a city board or commission (other than
City Council), or his or her spouse, appearing before the City Council or
a city department, agency, board or commission to represent himself or
herself in a matter affecting his or her property; provided, however, that
no such person, or his or her spouse, shall appear before the board or
commission of which he or she is a member; or
(2) A city employee or officer of an employee organization appearing before
the City Council or a city department, agency, board or corrmaission to
address employment matters.
The restrictions in this section do not apply to business associates of officers,
employees or advisory board members, but only personally to the officers,
employees and advisory board members themselves.
SECTION 4.
DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST
A. If any city officer, employee or advisory board member has a substantial interest
in a business entity or real property involved in any decision pending before such
officer, employee, or advisory board member, or the body of which he or she is
a member, such officer, employee, or advisory board member shall disclose such
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interest as provided in paragraph C below and shall not, except as provided in
paragraph B below, discuss the substance of the matter at any time with any other
member of the board of which he is a member or any other body which will vote
on or otherwise participate in the consideration of the matter.
If any of the following interests are involved in any decision pending before any
city officer, employee, or advisory board member, or the body of which he is a
member, such officer, employee, or advisory board member must disclose such
interest as provided in paragraph C below, but he shall be permitted to vote on
and participate in the consideration of such matter:
(1) A decision concerning a bank or other financial institution from which the
officer, employee, or advisory board member ha~ a home mortgage,
automobile loan, or other installment loan, if the loan is not currently in
default, was originally for a term of more than 2 years and cannot be
accelerated except for failure to make payments according to the terms
thereof;
(2) A decision concerning a bank or other financial institution in which the
officer, employee, or advisory board member holds a savings account,
checking account or certificate of deposit and which is fully insured by the
U.S. government or an agency thereof;
A decision concerning a business entity with which the officer, employee,
or advisory board member has a retail or credit card account;
(4) A decision concerning the approval of substitution of collateral by a city
depository bank;
(3)
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(5) A decision concerning real property in which the officer, employee or
advisory board member has a substantial interest if it is not reasonably
foreseeable that such decision would have a special economic effect on the
value of the property, distinguishable from the effect on the public (see
Section 171.004, Texas Local Government Code).
A city officer, employee or advisory board member shall disclose the existence
of any substantial interest in a business entity or real property involved in any
decision pending before such officer, employee or advisory board member, or the
body of which he is a member. To comply with this paragraph, a city officer or
advisory board member shall, prior to any discussion or determination of the
matter, either file and affidavit of disclosure as required by Section 171.004 of
the Texas Local Government Code or, if not so required, shall publicly disclose
in the official records of the body or of the city secretary the nature of the
interest. To comply with this paragraph, a city employee shall notify his or her
superior in writing of the nature of any substantial interest he may have in a
business entity or real property which would be affected by an exercise of
discretionary authority by the city employee and such superior shall assign the
matter to another employee.
SECTION 5.
ENFORCEMENT
The City Council shall have the primary responsibility for the enforcement of this
code. The City Council may direct the city attorney to investigate or prosecute
any apparent violation of the code or it may employ or appoint any qualified
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attorney to investigate or prosecute any violation or series of violations of this
code by one or more persons. At the direction of the City Council, the city
attorney shall have the power to investigate any complaint, to initiate any suit,
and to prosecute any action on behalf of the city where such action is appropriate.
Any person who believes that a violation of any portion of the code has occurred
may file a complaint with the City Council who may then proceed as provided in
paragraph A above. However, nothing in this code shall be construed to prevent
complainants from instituting direct legal action through the appropriate judicial
authority.
SECTION 6.
ADVISORY OPINIONS
Where any officer, employee or advisory board member has a doubt as to the
applicability of any provision of this code to a particular situation, or as to the
definition of terms used herein, he may apply to the city attorney for an advisory
opinion. The officer, employee or advisory board member shall have the
opportunity to present his or her interpretation of the facts at issue and of the
applicability of provisions of the code before such advisory opinion is made.
Until amended or revoked, any advisory opinion shall be binding on the city, the
City Council, and the city attorney in any subsequent actions concerning the
public officer, employee or advisory board member who sought the opinion and
acted on it in good faith, unless material facts were omitted or misstated in the
request for the advisory opinion. Such opinion shall not be binding in any action
initiated by any private citizen.
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SECTION 7.
PENALTIES; FORFEITED POSITION; EXEMPTIONS; INJUNCTIONS
A. Except where otherwise provided by state law, it is not the intent of this code that
violations thereof be subject to criminal penalties.
B. Whenever the City Council has determined that any officer, employee or advisory
board member has violated any provision of this code, such officer, employee or
advisory board member shall be subject to discipline, including forfeiture of his
or her office or position. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to prohibit
such officer, employee or advisory board member from being re-elected,
reappointed or otherwise rehired to any position forfeited under the provisions of
this code.
C. The City Council may exempt from the provisions of this code any conduct found
to constitute a violation by an officer, employee or advisory board member if it
finds that the enfomement of this code with respect to such conduct is not in the
public interest.
D. Any contract or transaction which was the subject of an official act or action of
the city in which there is an interest prohibited by this code, or which involved
the violation of a provision of this code, shall be voidable at the option of the
City Council.
E. At the discretion of the City Council, the city attorney shall have the power,
where a violation of the provisions of this code is threatened or has occurred, to
bring a civil action or proceeding, at law or in equity, for a judgment enjoining
any violation of the provisions of this code or requiring the relinquishment of any
prohibited interest or the voiding of any such contract or transaction, taking into
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account the interests of the city and any third persons who may be injured
thereby. Where the City Council determines that the public interest may best be
served by not voiding a contract or transaction entered into in violation of this
code, such contract or transaction may be enforced and an action or proceeding
may be brought against any officer, employee or advisory board member found
in violation of provisions of this code for damages, not to exceed twice the
damages suffered by the city or twice the profit or gain realized by the officer,
employee or advisory board member, whichever is greater.
SECTION 8.
DISTRIBUTION OF CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT
The city secretary shall cause a copy of this code of ethics and conduct to be distributed
to every, officer, employee and advisory board member of the city within thirty (30) days after
enactment of this code. Each officer, employee and advisory board member thereafter elected,
hired or appointed shall be furnished a copy before entering upon the duties of his or her office
or employment and shall sign a written statement acknowledging receipt of the copy. A copy
of the ordinance shall be furnished to each officer, employee and advisory board member each
year.
SECTION 9.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of
Southlake, Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the
provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 10.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not
affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this
ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph
or section.
SECTION 11.
The City Secretary of the City of Southlake is hereby authorized to publish this ordinance
in book or pamphlet form for general distribution among the public, and the operative provisions
of this ordinance as so published shall be admissible in evidence in all courts without further
proof than the production thereof.
SECTION 12.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication
as required by law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING ON THIS
DAY OF
4 ASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING ON THIS ,.~/
, 1995.
DAY OF
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
Date: Z.J_ ct~_ 0.5--
ADOPTED:
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
400 W.SEVENTH STREET•FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102
THE STATE OF TEXAS
my of Tarrant
Before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, this day
personally appeared DAWN M. RIVERA Billing Specialist for the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, published by the Star-Telegram Inc . at Fort Worth, in Tarrant
County, Texas ; and who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the
following clipping of an advertisement was published in the above named
paper on the following dates :
DATE AD INVOICE NO. DESCRIPTION AD SIZE TO+.aOTwA...L.e.:k, RATE AMOUNT
MAR 10 31112289 CL . 358 1X54 L 54 . 46 24 . 84
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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-
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cil of the City of SOuthlake,
Texas,will beholding a public
hearing during the Regular
City Council meeting to be - -------------
held on March 21 1995,begin-
ning at 7:00 pm.the meeting
will be held in theCity Council
Chambers of City Hall, 667
North Carroll Avenue,South- ------ - --- --- - -
lake, Texas. The purpose of
thepublic hearing is toconsld-
er the following ordinance:
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
400 W.SEVENTH STREET•FORT WORTH,TEXAS 76102
THE STATE OF TEXAS
inty of Tarrant
Before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, this day
personally appeared DAWN M.R IVERA Billing Specialist for the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, published by the Star-Telegram Inc . at Fort Worth, in Tarrant
County, Texas; and who, after being duly sworn, did depose and say that the
following clipping of an advertisement was published in the above named
paper on the following dates:
DATE AD INVOICE NO.1 DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
MAR 24 3150787 CL . 358 1X81 L 81 . 46 37 . 26
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III ORDINANCE NO.635
CODE OF ETHICS AND
CONDUCT
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE ---TE XAS ADOPTI NG ACODE
APPLICABLEDTO CONDUCT
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ENFORCEMENT
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any action on behalf of the city
where such action is appropri-
ate. person who believes REMIT TO : 400 W . SEVENTH, FW, TX 76102
that a violation of any protion
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PASSED AND APPROVED
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LAKE THIS THE 21ST DAY
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of Southlake
Attest:Sandra L.LeGrand,
City Secretary
Approved as to form:
E.Allen Taylor Jr.,
City Attorney _
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
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SOUTHLAKE TX 76092-9595 THIS AMOUNT IV-
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