HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7724 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 43 OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS (1964) , AS AMENDED,
BY ADDING THERETO SECTIONS 43-10 THROUGH 43-13;
PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION AND OPERATION OF AN
ETHICS ADVISORY COMMISSION TO BE COMPOSED OF FIVE
MEMBERS FROM DESIGNATED CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE
OF OTHER ORDINANCES AND PROVISIONS OF THE CITY
CODE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PROVISIONS OF
THE CITY CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Chapter 43 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth,
Texas (1964) , as amended, be and the same is hereby amended by
adding thereto Sections 43-10 through 43-13 inclusive, which
Sections shall be and read as follows:
"Sec. 43-10. Ethics Advisory Commission.
"An Ethics Advisory Commission is hereby
established, to be composed of five (5) members,
all of whom shall reside in the City of Fort
Worth. The Commission membership shall be
comprised of one member from each of the following
organizations: Tarrant County League of Women
Voters; Fort Worth/Tarrant County Bar Association;
National Conference of Christians and Jews;
National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People; and Fort Worth IMAGE. Each
organization shall appoint or elect one of its
members to serve on the Commission. The
Commission members shall receive no salary,
compensation or remuneration for their services
on the Commission. Each member of the Commission
shall serve for a term of two (2) years or until
his successor is appointed. The initial appoint-
ments to the Commission shall be three members
for terms of one (1) year, and two members for
terms of two (2) years. The Commission members
serving for initial terms of one (1) year shall
be those members appointed or elected by the
Tarrant County League of Women Voters, the National
Conference of Christians and Jews, and Fort Worth IMAGE.
"Sec. 43-11. Organization of the Commission.
"The Ethics Advisory Commission each year shall
elect from its membership its Chairman and Secretary
and upon its formation shall promulgate its
own rules and regulations as to its forms
and procedures and maintain proper records
of its opinions and proceedings.
"Sec. 43-12. Authority and duties of the
Ethics Advisory Commission
"The Ethics Advisory Commission may
render advisory opinions to and at the
request of the City Council,as authorized
by Section 16, Chapter XXVIII, of the Charter
of the City of Fort Worth,concerning conflicts
of interest, ethical conduct, and interest of
City officers and employees in contracts of
any nature. The Ethics Advisory Commission
may make recommendations to the City Council
with respect to the amendment of this Code of
Ethics.
"Sec. 43-13. Cooperation of City boards,
commissions, departments,
officers and employees
"All boards, commissions, departments,
officers and employees of the City shall furnish
to the Ethics Advisory Commission such data, in-
formation and statements as may in the opinion of
the Commission be necessary for the proper exercise
of its functions, authority and duties. "
SECTION 2.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions
of the Code of the City of Fort Worth (1964) , as amended, and all
other ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, except in those
instances where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct
conflict with the provisions of such Code or other ordinances,
in which instances said conflicting provisions of such Code or
other ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
That it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and
phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall
be declared void, ineffective or unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or final decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
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such voidness, ineffectiveness or unconstitutionality shall not
affect any remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and
sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been
enacted by the City Council without the incorporation herein of
any such void, ineffective or unconstitutional phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 4.
That this ordinance shall become effective and be in full
force and effect from and after the date of its passage
and publication as required by law, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney /
ADOPTED:.
EFFECTIVE: 7��
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