§ 2-825. Mandatory ethics training.

(a)

AH part-time, full-time, and contract employees of the offices of council members, council staff, municipal clerk, and council president shall receive a minimum of two hours of training within six months of the effective date of this ordinance and receive additional training at least once every three years after completing the initial training. This includes, but is not limited to, all employees reporting to the director of council staff and the municipal clerk, as well as city council assistants, senior council assistants, special council assistants, and contracted employees of the council member offices. Contract employees covered in this code section shall be persons that receive a 1099 FORM or 1099- MISC FORM from the Internal Revenue Service, pursuant to Section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978 as extended by section 269(c) of P.L. 97-248, for services offered to a council member, the council President or any office of the council member or council president that amounts to $600.00 or more per calendar year and work for the department of council for a period of 21 days per calendar year or more.

(b)

The ethics officer, or a designee, and the office of ethics shall be responsible for offering the training at least once a month or more and providing for all the staffing, materials, and all other operations of the training.

(c)

The department of human resources shall be responsible for maintaining and enforcing this code section and ensuring that all the eligible employees meet the minimum requirements set forth in this code section.

( Ord. No. 2014-36(14-O-1369), § 1, 7-30-14 )

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2002-27, § 1, approved April 10, 2002, did not set out provisions for § 2-825. Formerly said section pertained to registration and disclosure of reports by lobbyists. Subsequently, Ord. No. 2014-36(14-Or-1369), § 1, approved July 30, 2014, added provisions designated as a new § 2-825. See the Code Comparative Table.