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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-11, "ETHICS PROVISIONS",
OF CHAPTER 2, "ADMINISTRATION", OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN
CODE OF ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONS AND
DELETIONS, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FOR PURPOSES OF
CONFORMITY TO STATE LAW, EFFICIENCY IN MANAGEMENT AND
PRACTICES OF THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas,
has previously recognized that many provisions of the City Code are
out-of-date, no longer appropriate for the current needs of the
City, and, in certain circumstance, not in conformance with
applicable law;
WHEREAS, in light of this recognition, the City Council
approved the process of recodification of the entire City Code,
including addressing the obsolete provisions;
WHEREAS, as a part of this review and process, the following
items contained in the Ordinance have been identified as those that
need to be modified, added, or deleted as provided hereafter,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT®
SECTION I.
The
Council adopts the
recitals
set
forth above as true
and correct
and
are adopted herein
verbatim
as
if fully set forth
at length.
SECTION II.
That subsection (c)(2) "Definitions -Ethics Statutes" of Section
2-11, "Ethics Provisions", of Chapter 2, "Administration", is
hereby amended to read as follows.
"(2) "Ethics Statutes", shall mean the Texas Open Records
Act (Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann., Art. 6252-17A[Supp.1985]), the
Texas Open Metings Act (Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann., Art. 6252-
17 [Supp.1985]), and the Conflict of Interest Statute
(V.T.C.A. Local Government Code Chapter 171), as currently in
effect, or as hereafter amended.
SECTION III.
All Ordinances, parts of Ordinances, or Resolutions in conflict
herewith are expressly repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION IV.
If any article, provision, paragraph or part of a paragraph of this
Ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of
competent jurisdiction, the same shall not invalidate or impair the
validity, force or effect of any other article, paragraph or part
of a paragraph of the remainder of this Ordinance.
SECTION V.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon Second Reading and Final
Passage thereof.
READ, PASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading this 27th day of
March, 1990.
READ, PASSED AND APPROVED on Second and Final Reading this
10th day of April, 1990.
Tim" "Kennedy,
ATTEST.
City Secretary
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Elizabeth
Gray,
City Secretary