Item Coversheet

Ordinance

NO. 09-2015

A proposed ordinance to amend sections 212.02(II) of the Rules of Procedure and sections 212.05(b)(1), (4), (15) and (16) of the Code of Ethics for the Battle Creek City Commission.

BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN - 11/10/2015

The City of Battle Creek Ordains:

 

Section 1. An ordinance to amend sections 212.02(II)(A) and (B) of the Rules of Procedure and sections 212.05(b)(1), (4), (15) and (16) of the Code of Ethics for the Battle Creek City Commission, as is attached and made a part hereof.

 

Section 2. Should any section, clause or phrase of this Ordinance be declared to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid.

 

Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances, in conflict with any of the provisions of this Ordinance, are hereby repealed, saving any prosecution, criminal or administrative appeal pending on, or violation cited on or before the effective date of this ordinance, which shall remain subject to the ordinance provision existing at the time of the alleged violation.

 

Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days from the date of its adoption, in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.3(B) of Chapter 4 of the City Charter.

 









I, Victoria Houser, City Clerk of the City of Battle Creek, hereby certify the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution adopted by the Battle Creek City Commission at a Regular meeting held on November 10, 2015.


Victoria Houser

Battle Creek City Commission
11/10/2015
Action Summary

Staff Member: Jill Humphreys Steele, City Attorney 
Department:City Attorney 
SUMMARY 
A proposed ordinance to amend sections 212.02(II) of the Rules of Procedure and sections 212.05(b)(1), (4), (15) and (16) of the Code of Ethics for the Battle Creek City Commission.
BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS
There are no budgetary considerations.

HISTORY, BACKGROUND and  DISCUSSION

The City Commission Ethics and Meeting Rules committee members requested input from Commissioners on whether any revisions to the Code of Ethics should be considered. Some input was received and discussed at the July 21 meeting. Some revisions were recommended by committee members, which were drafted and presented to the committee for review and consideration at the October 12 meeting. Committee members further discussed the draft proposed amendments and recommended they be presented for introduction at the November 10 commission meeting. They are attached.

 

Recommended revisions update the method by which Commissioners may be notified by the Clerk of a Special Meeting to include email notification, which is set out in 212.02(II).

 

In addition, revisions were recommended to clarify the use of subpoenas and assistance of attorneys at any Ethics hearing, which are found in 212.05(b)(15). A revision was recommended to correct a long existing typographical error to 212.05(b)(4). 

 

Finally, committee members recommended a revision to the Implementation section found at 212.05(b)(16) to require commissioners to attend a biennial ethics workshop to take place within sixty (60) days after the odd-year City Commission election.


DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE

POSITIONS
Committee members recommend the introduction of the attached revisions to the rules of procedure and code of ethics.
ATTACHMENTS:
File NameDescription
Proposed_revisions_to_Ethics_Code_Enforcement_212.05_v.3_10.15.15.docxProposed Revisions to 212.02(II) and 212.05(b)(1)(4)(15) and (16) 11.4.15