HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1269 (2003)ORDINANCE NO. 1269
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING PART 3 OF ARTICLE 1, OF
THE TUSTIN CITY CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Part 3 of Article 1, of the Tustin City Code i~ hereby amended
to read as follows:
PART 3 RESTRICTIONS ON GIFTS
1230 PURPOSE
The City Council finds that the receipt of excessive amounts of gifts by
public officials from persons who may do business with the City erodes public
confidence in the impartiality of decisions made by those officials. The purpose
of this part is to prohibit the receipt of gifts, valued individually or cumulatively
at the dollar limit established by Government Code Section 89503, as adjusted
on January 1 each odd-numbered year by the Fair Political Practices
Commission to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index (the "Gift _Limit").
1231 DEFINITIONS
Except as otherwise defined, the terms used in this Part 3 including the
definition of "gift" shall have the same meaning as defined in the California
Political Reform Act (Title 9 of the California Government Code) and regulations
issued by the Fair Political Practices Commission pursuant to the authority of the
Political Reform Act, as the act and regulations shall be, from time to time,
amended.
For the purposes of this part:
(a) "City" means the City of Tustin.
(b)
"City Officer" means every person who is elected or appointed to an
office in the City which is specified in Section 87200 of the
California Government code.
(c)
"Designated employee" means every employee of the City who is
designated in the City's Conflict of Interest Code to file a statement
of economic interest and every member of a board or commission
under the jurisdiction of the City Council required to file such a
statement.
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1232 PROHIBITION
(a)
No City officer or designated employee shall accept gifts from any
single source in any calendar year with a total value, either
individually or cumulatively, that exceeds the Gift Limit.
(b)
Gifts which are not subject to limitation under state law and are not
required to be disclosed on a statement of economic interest,
pursuant to the Political Reform Act and regulations of the Fair
Political Practices Commission, are not included within the
prohibition of 1232(a) above.
1233
PENALTIES
(a)
Any City officer or designated employee who violates the provisions
of Section 1232 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)
Any Designated Employee who violates the provisions of section
1232 may be subject to discipline for such violation, including
termination of employment, or removal from office in the case of
members of City boards or commissions.
1234 NO CONFLICT WITH STATE LAW INTENDED
Nothing contained within this Part 3 is intended to conflict with provisions
of the California Political Reform Act or the regulations adopted thereto by the
Fair Political Practices Commission.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the City Council for the
City of Tustin on this 7th day of April, 2003.
T~C~y LLS WORL~R
ATTEST:
PAMELA STOKER, CITY CLERK
Ordinance No. 1269
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ORDINANCE CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF TUSTIN )
ORDINANCE NO. 1269
PAMELA STOKER, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members
of the City Council of the City of Tustin"'is five; that the above and foregoing
Ordinance No. 1269 was duly and regularly introduced and read at the regular
meeting of the City Council held on the 17th day of March, 2003, and was given
its second reading, passed, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
held on the 7th day of April, 2003, by the following vote:
COUNCILPERSONS AYES:
COUNCILPERSONS NOES:
COUNCILPERSONS ABSTAINED:
COUNCILPERSONS ABSENT:
WOP, LEY · KAWASHIMA· BONE · DAVEI{T · THOMAS
NONE
NONE
NONE
PAMELA STOKER, CITY CLERK