Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus City Council enacted Ordinance 0086-2016 on March 28, 2016, and the Mayor approved the ordinance on March 29, 2016. The ordinance provided for an effective date of six months following its enactment; therefore, the effective date of Ordinance 0086-2016 is September 29, 2016.
Ordinance 0086-2016 enacted new Section 2321.56 in Chapter 2321 of the Columbus City Codes. This section requires for each municipal office that the office holder establish an ethics policy for the office, require annual ethics training for persons in the office designated by the office holder, and designate a person in the office to coordinate the ethics policy within that office. For City Council, this section authorizes the President of City Council to establish an ethics policy for all City Council offices and to designate a person in the City Council President’s office who will coordinate ethics issues and policy.
This resolution is requested to be considered to fulfill the requirements of Ordinance 0086-2016 and Section 2321.56 of the Columbus City Codes.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To establish an ethics policy for City Council and to designate an ethics officer for City Council; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus City Council enacted Ordinance 0086-2016 on March 28, 2016, and the Mayor approved the ordinance on March 29, 2016; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 0086-2016 enacted new Section 2321.56 in Chapter 2321 of the Columbus City Codes; and
WHEREAS, Section 2321.56 of the Columbus City Codes authorizes the President of City Council to establish an ethics policy for all City Council offices and to designate an ethics officer in the City Council President’s office who will coordinate ethics issues and policy; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus City Council in that it is immediately necessary for City Council to establish an ethics policy and to ...
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