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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Subsection 1-10-1 and 1-10-4(c)3d
of the Code of Ethics
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
• EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Subsection 1-10-1 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
ESTABLISHMENT: There is hereby established the Evanston
Board of Ethics which shall consist of five (5) members
appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the
City Council to terms of three (3) years; two (2) members
shall be initially appointed for two (2) year terms, and
one member shall be initially appointed for a three (3)
year term. One of the appointees shall be an
administrative officer of the City designated by the
Mayor. The Mayor shall designate the chairman.
SECTION 2: That Subsection 1-10-4(c)3d is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(D) Representing Private Interests Before City Bodies or
Courts: No employee or elected officer shall appear
on behalf of private interests before any body of the
City in a manner calculated to leave the impression
that he/she is speaking for the City of Evanston, or
acting on behalf of the City of Evanston when he/she
is not authorized to do so. Any person so appearing
shall indicate affirmatively that he/she is speaking
• in an individual capacity or as a representative of
an organization or group other than the City of
Evanston. Nor shall any employee or elected officer
represent private interests in any action or
proceeding against the interests of the City in any
litigation, administrative proceedinq, or other type
of adjudicative proceedinq to which the City is a
party. Nor shall he accept a retainer or compensation
that is contingent upon a specific action by a City
body. Except as may be provided for in the Rules and
Organization of the City Council of the City of
Evanston, a Council member may appear, without
receiving additional compensation therefor, on behalf
of constituents in the course of his duties as a
representative of the electorate or in the
performance of public or civic obligations. And an
officer or employee may appear on behalf of himself,
his'spouse, or minor children before any City body or
branch of the Circuit Court. An employee may also
represent other employees in personnel matters, as
provided in the City's Personnel Code and Civil
Service rules.
SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
• SECTION 4: This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage,
approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
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Introduced: f,Xl",
Adopted:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Ap -oved a to form:
Co'o poration Counsel
1 -2-
1989.
1989.
ApprOVed: 1989.
Mayor