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CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
AGENDA
Monday, May 14, 2007 at 5:15 p.m.
Council Chambers, 1175 East Main Street
1. Look Ahead Review
2. Discussion of Ashland Emergency Management Plan
3. Discussion of Ethics Ordinance
3. Review of regular meeting agenda for May 15, 2007
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in
this meeting, please contact the City Administrators office at (541) 488-6002 (TTY phone number
1-800-735-2900). Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title 1). .
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CITY OF
ASHLAND
Council Communication
STUDY SESSION ON ASHLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN
Meeting Date: May 14, 2007
Department: Fire & Rescue
Contributing Departments:
Approval: Martha Benn
Primary Staff Contact: Keith E. Woodley
E-mail: woodleyk@ashland.or.us
Secondary Staff Contact:
E-mail:
Estimated Time:
Statement: The May 14, 2007 City Council study session will include an orientation on the Ashland
Emergency Management Plan, with special focus on the emergency management responsibilities of
the Mayor and City Councilors that are addressed in the plan.
Background: Government at all levels has the responsibility to plan for and respond to emergencies
resulting from hazards that are known to threaten the jurisdiction. In view of this fact, the City of
Ashland has established an Emergency Management Program to provide overall planning and
coordination for emergencies. Emergencies may require the City government to operate in a manner
different from normal, day-to-day routines, and may seriously over-extend City resources. The
Emergency Operations Plan provides specific guidance to city departments during emergencies. The
plan will also serve as an indicator of City capability; if the City is unable to provide adequate
coverage for a particular resource or potential hazard, alternate sources or contingency plans shall be
developed within political and budgetary constraints.
The Mayor and City Council exercise a fundamental role in the City's response to community-wide
emergencies, and collectively form a policy group which is charged with responsibility for establishing
the scope of City services provided in response to major emergencies. The study session will explore
these issues and provide an opportunity for Mayor and Council to better familiarize themselves with
the Ashland Emergency Management Plan.
Related City Policies: Ashland Emergency Management Plan
Council Options: Information only, no decision required.
Staff Recommendation: Information only, no recommendation.
Potential Motions: Information only, no motions required.
Attachments: None.
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CITY OF
ASHLAND
Council Communication
An Ordinance Revising Ashland Ethics Provisions (AMC 3.08.020)
Meeting Date: May 15, 2007
Department: Legal
Contributing Departments:
Approval: Martha Bennett
Primary Staff Contact: Richard Appicello
E-mail: appicelr@ashland.or.us
Secondary Staff Contact:
E-mail:
Estimated Time: 20 minutes
Statement:
Attached please find two ordinances. The first ordinance is the marked up version the Council has seen thru April 2007.
The second ordinance (version 2) is a clean copy of the first ordinance with a few recommended changes made after I
discussed the ordinance with the Planning Commission. You have seen this ordinance once before. The differences occur
in Paragraph E, E.7 and H and are discussed below. Both ordinances would amend the ethics provisions in Ashland
Municipal Code in accordance with Council direction from last year. The primary change is to also include elected officials
and appointed officials in its applicability. A provision restricting appointed officials from representing clients for hire before
any body of the city on a matter that will or has come before the body to which the official is appointed to serve has been
added. (Paragraph EA) Additionally, procedures for addressing the applicability of the code provisions has been added,
with the City Administrator making that determination for applicability to employees and the City Council (1st ordinance) or
Mayor (2nd ordinance) making the determination of applicability to appointed and elected officials. The Council will be asked
to consider additional Judicial Ethics in a separate ordinance.
Background:
The Ashland City Council held a study session March 6, 2006, to discuss the possibility of amending the ethics provisions
within the Ashland Municipal Code. After careful consideration the City Council indicated an interest in:
1) Amending the Ethics provisions currently in the Ashland Municipal Code to be applicable to elected and
appointed officials in addition to applicability to city employees;
2) Adding in a procedure for investigating and enforcing the ethics provisions;
3) Adding a provision similar to provisions in the Gresham City Charter which would require Ashland to have
ethics provisions in its municipal code which can be enforced locally.
The proposed ordinance would amend the ethics provisions in the Ashland Municipal Code to apply to elected and
appointed officials in addition to employees. Additionally, the amendments would prevent an appointed official from
representing clients for hire before any board or commission or before the City Council on matters which would come before
the board or commission on which the appointed official sits. (Paragraph EA) The proposed changes also add exceptions
for the use of public property for private benefit for instances which are specifically set forth as a benefit of employment and
for the granting of special treatment or advantage to a citizen when provided for by law. (Paragraph 0.2) Finally, the
proposed ordinance permits determinations of applicability by the City Administrator for applicability to employees and
determinations of applicability by the City Council (1st) or Mayor (2nd) for applicability to appointed and/or elected officials.
The sanctions paragraph has been amended to provide violations are considered cause for discipline.
After informal discussion of the ordinance with the Planning Commission I recommended a few changes to the draft
ordinance. To address statutory requirements for some Boards and Commissions, the first Paragraph under E now contains
the following disclaimer at the end:
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Nothing herein prohibits a public officer from engaging in any business, profession or employment that is permitted
or required as regards the composition of a Board, Commission or Committee, (e.g. Planning Commissioners
engaged in real estate pursuant to ORS 227.030 or Building Code Board of Appeals, [AMC 15.04.200] members
engaged in specific trades).
Similarly, because state law is sometimes stricter, clarification was added in a new paragraph E. 7
7. More Restrictive State Law Provisions. Nothing in this ordinance relieves or excuses public officers and
employees from compliance with more restrictive state laws applicable to the particular public position, (e.g.
Planning Commissioners are subject to more restrictive Conflict of Interest Provisions pursuant to ORS 244.135.)
Finally, for efficiency, under paragraph H, the determination was given to the Mayor with a possible call up by the Council:
The determination of the Mayor as to the applicability of a provision of this code to a particular situation shall be
final, unless a majority of the Council calls up the determination for review by the full Council at the meeting
following the determination.
Related City Policies:
None.
Council Options:
The Council could adopt the proposed ordinance (version 1 or 2) amending the Ashland ethics
provisions as stated above.
The Council could suggest changes to amend the proposed draft ordinances.
The Council could reject the proposed changes, thereby, leaving the ethics provisions applicable only
to City of Ashland employees.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends the City Council adopt (Version 2) An Ordinance Amending AMC 3.08.020 To
Apply Ethics Provisions To Employees, Appointed Officials And Elected Officials by title only
on first reading and move to second reading.
Potential Motions:
I move the Council adopt (version 1 or 2) An Ordinance Amending AMC 3.08.020 To Apply Ethics
Provisions To Employees, Appointed Officials And Elected Officials by title only on first reading
and move to second reading.
I move the Council adopt (version 1 or 2) An Ordinance Amending AMC 3.08.020 To Apply Ethics
Provisions To Employees, Appointed Officials And Elected Officials by title only on first reading
as amended. . . and move to second reading. (Note: If you make amendments, please be sure to
identify the included amendments when making this motion).
Attachments:
Proposed ordinance (version 1 and 2).
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AMC 3.08.020 TO APPLY ETHICS
PROVISIONS TO EMPLOYEES, APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Annotated to show deletions and additions to the code sections being modified. Deletions are
linod through and additions are underlined.
RECITALS:
1. The City of Ashland is committed to the highest ethical standards for its public
officials.
2. As a statement in that regard, in addition to any standards set forth by the state,
Ashland has had its own ethics provision applicable to public employees for more
than 25 years.
3. As a sign of continuing commitment to the highest ethical standards Ashland desires
to extend application of its ethics provisions to appointed and elected officials.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOllOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 3.08.020 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read:
SECTION 3.08.020 Code of Ethics.
A. Declaration of Policy. The proper operation of democratic government requires that public officials.
including elected officials. appointed officials and employees be independent, impartial and
responsible to the people; that governmental decisions and policy be made in the proper channels of
the governmental structure; that public office not be used for personal gain; and that the public have
confidence in the integrity of its government. In recognition of these goals, there is hereby
established a Code of Ethics for all empleyeespublic officials, whether paid or unpaid.
The purpose of this Code is to establish ethical standards of conduct for all employcespublic officials
by setting forth those acts or actions that are incompatible with the best interests of the City of
Ashland. It is also the purpose of this Code to assist cffiflloyecspublic officials in determining the
proper course of action when faced with uncertainty regarding the propriety of a contemplated action,
thereby preventing them from unwittingly entangling public and private interests.
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Through adoption of this Code the City hereby expresses its intent to maintain high ethical standards
in the City service, and to increase public confidence in the integrity of City employcespublic
officials.
Responsibilities of Public Office. EmployeesPublic officials are agents of public purpose and are
cmployedengaged for the benefit of the public. They are bound to uphold the Constitution of the
United States and the Constitution of this State and to carry out impartially the laws of the nation,
state and the City, and thus to foster respect for all government. They are bound to observe in their
official acts the highest standards of morality and to discharge faithfully the duties of their office
regardless of personal considerations, recognizing that the public interest must be their primary
concern.
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C. Dedicated Service. All emplo)'cespublic officials of the City should be loyal work to support the
political objectives expressed by the electorate and the programs developed to attain those objectives.
Appointive officials and employees should adhere to the rules of work and performance established
as the standard for their positions by the appropriate authority.
Employees Public officials should not exceed their authority or breach the law or ask others to do
so, and they should work in full cooperation with other employeespublic officials unless prohibited
from so doing by law or by officially recognized confidentiality of their work.
D. Fair and Equal Treatment.
1. Interest in Appointments. Canvassing of members of the Councilor Mayor, directly or indirectly,
in order to obtain preferential consideration in connection with any appointment to the City
service shall disqualify the candidate for appointment except with reference to positions filled by
appointment by the Mayor or Council.
2. Use of Public Property. No employee public official shall request or permit the use of city-owned
vehicles, equipment, materials or property for personal convenience or profit, except when such
services are available to the public generally or are provided as municipal policy for the use of
such employee in the conduct of official business or as a specifically defined benefit in
compensation of employment.
3. Obligations to Citizens. No employeepublic official shall grant any special consideration,
treatment or advantage to any citizen beyond that which is available to every other citizen except
as otherwise permitted by law or ordinance.
E. Conflict of Interest. No employeepublic official, whether paid or unpaid, shall engage in any
business or transaction or shall have a financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is
incompatible with the proper discharge of that employee's public official's official duties in the public
interest or would tend to impair independence of judgment or action in the performance of that
employee'spublic official's official duties. Personal, as distinguished from financial, interest includes
an interest arising from blood or marriage relationships or close business or political association.
Specific conflicts of interest are enumerated below for the-guidance of employee3.~
1. Incompatible Employment. No employee shall engage in or accept private employment or render
services for private interests when such employment or service is incompatible with the proper
discharge of that employee's official duties or would tend to impair independence of judgment or
action in the performance of that employee's official duties.
2. Disclosure of Confidential Information. No epublic official mplo)'ee shall, without proper legal
authorization, disclose confidential information concerning the property, government or affairs of
the City. Nor shall any employee public official use such information to advance their financial
or private interest, or the financial or private interest of others.
3. Gifts and Favors. No employee public official shall accept any valuable gift, whether in the form
of service, loan, thing or promise, from any person, firm or corporation which to their knowledge
is interested directly or indirectly in any manner whatsoever in business dealings with the City;
nor shall any such employee (1) accept any gift, favor or thing of value that may tend to influence
the employee in the discharge of their duties, or (2) grant, in the discharge of their duties, any
improper favor, service or thing of value.
4. Representing Private Interests Before City Agencies or Courts. No employee whose salary is
paid in whole or in part by the City shall appear in behalf of private interests before any agency of
the City. An employee shall not represent private interests in any action or proceeding against the
interests of the City in any litigation to which the City is a party, unless the employee is
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representing himself7herse1f as a private citizen on purely personal business. No appointed
official shall represent a client for hire before the board or commission to which that official is
appointed or in any action of proceeding before another board. commission or the City Council
on a matter which came or will come before the board or commission to which that official is
appointed.
No employee public official shall accept a retainer or compensation that is contingent upon a
specific action by a-the City agcney.
5. Contracts with the City. Any employeepublic official who has a substantial or controlling
financial interest in any business entity, transaction or contract with the City, or in the sale of real
estate, materials, supplies or services to the City, shall make known to the proper authority such
interest in any matter on which that employeepublic official may be called to act in an official
capacity. The emplo)'eepublic official shall refrain from participating in the transaction or the
making of such contract or sale.
An employeepublic official shall not be deemed interested in any contract or purchase or sale of
land or other thing of value unless such contract or sale is recommended. approved, awarded,
entered into, or authorized by the employcepublic official in an official capacity.
6. Disclosure of Interest in Legislation. Any employee or appointed official who has a financial or
other private interest, and who participates in discussion with or gives an official opinion to the
Council, shall disclose on the records of the Council or other appropriate authority the nature and
extent of such interest.
F. Political Activity. No employee in the administrative service shall use the prestige oftheir position in
behalf of any political party. No employee in the administrative service shall orally, by letter or
otherwise, solicit or be in any manner concerned in soliciting any assessment, subscription or
contribution to any political party; nor shall an employee be a party to such solicitation by others; nor
shall an employee take an active part in political campaigns for candidates while in the performance
of duties in an official capacity.
No employeepublic official -shall promise an appointment to any municipal position as a reward for
any political activity.
I G. Applicability of Code - Employees. When an employee has doubt as to the applicability of a
provision of this code to a particular situation, they should apply to the City Administrator, who is
charged with the implementation of this code for an advisory opinion, and be guided by that opinion
when given. The employee shall have the opportunity to present their interpretation of the facts at
issue and of the applicable provision(s) of the code before such advisory decision is made. All such
requests for advice shall be treated as confidential. This code shall be operative in all instances
covered by its provisions except when superseded by an applicable statute, ordinance or resolution,
and each statute, ordinance or resolution action is mandatory, or when the application of a statute,
ordinance or resolution provision is discretionary but determined to be more appropriate or desirable.
H. Applicability of Code - Appointed and Elected Officials. When an appointed official or an elected
official has doubt as to the applicability of a provision of this code to a particular situation. they
should apply to the City Council for a determination. The official seeking a determination shall have
the opportunity to present any facts they deem relevant to the determination. They shall also have the
opportunity to p-resent any argument they may have as to what they deem an appropriate
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determination. The City Council. the Mayor or the City Administrator may request the City Attorney
to provide an advisory opinion based upon the facts presented. The determination of the City Council
as to the applicability of a provision of this code to a particular situation shall be fmal.
I. Definitions:
I) Employee - for the purposes of this section. the term employee shall mean one who is hired and
paid a wage or salary to work for the City other than elected or appointed officials.
2) Appointed Official - for the purposes of this section. the term "appointed official" shall mean a
person who is appointed to serve on one of the City's boards or commissions and shall also mean the
City Administrator and City Attorney.
3) Elected Official - for the purposes of this section. elected official shall mean one who is elected
by the registered voters of the City of Ashland to serve the city and shall include: the Mayor. the city
councilors. the city recorder. the municipal iudge and the parks commissioners.
,lB. Sanctions. Violation of any previsions of this code shEl\:dd raise conscientious questions for the
employee concerned as to whether yoluntary resignation or other aetion is indicated to promote the
best interest of the City. Violation of any provision of this section. determined after notice and an
opportunity to be heard. shall constitute cause for disciplinary action.
The foregOing ordinance was first read by title only in accordance with Article X,
Section 2(C) of the City Charter on the
and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this
day of
,2006,
day of
,2006.
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this
day of
,2006.
John W. Morrison, Mayor
Reviewed as to form:
Michael W. Franell, City Attorney
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AMC 3.08.020 TO APPLY ETHICS
PROVISIONS TO EMPLOYEES, APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Annotated to show deletions and additions to the code sections being modified. Deletions are
lined through and additions are underlined.
RECITALS:
1. The City of Ashland is committed to the highest ethical standards for its public
officials.
2. As a statement in that regard, in addition to any standards set forth by the state,
Ashland has had its own ethics provision applicable to public employees for more
than 25 years.
3. As a sign of continuing commitment to the highest ethical standards Ashland desires
to extend application of its ethics provisions to appointed and elected officials.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOllOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 3.08.020 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read:
SECTION 3.08.020 Code of Ethics.
A. Declaration of Policy. The proper operation of democratic government requires that public officials,
including elected officials, appointed officials and employees be independent, impartial and
responsible to the people; that governmental decisions and policy be made in the proper channels of
the governmental structure; that public office not be used for personal gain; and that the public have
confidence in the integrity of its government. In recognition of these goals, there is hereby
established a Code of Ethics for all public officials, whether paid or unpaid.
The purpose of this Code is to establish ethical standards of conduct for all public officials by setting
forth those acts or actions that are incompatible with the best interests of the City of Ashland. It is
also the purpose of this Code to assist public officials in determining the proper course of action when
faced with uncertainty regarding the propriety of a contemplated action, thereby preventing them
from unwittingly entangling public and private interests.
Through adoption of this Code the City hereby expresses its intent to maintain high ethical standards
in the City service, and to increase public confidence in the integrity of City public officials.
B. Responsibilities of Public Office. Public officials are agents of public purpose and are engaged for
the benefit of the public. They are bound to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the
Constitution of this State and to carry out impartially the laws of the nation, state and the City, and
thus to foster respect for all government. They are bound to observe in their official acts the highest
standards of morality and to discharge faithfully the duties of their office regardless of personal
considerations, recognizing that the public interest must be their primary concern.
C. Dedicated Service. All public officials of the City should work to support the political objectives
expressed by the electorate and the programs developed to attain those objectives. Appointive
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officials and employees should adhere to the rules of work and performance established as the
standard for their positions by the appropriate authority.
Public officials should not exceed their authority or breach the law or ask others to do so, and they
should work in full cooperation with other public officials unless prohibited from so doing by law or
by officially recognized confidentiality of their work.
D. Fair and Equal Treatment.
1. Interest in Appointments. Canvassing of members of the Councilor Mayor, directly or indirectly,
in order to obtain preferential consideration in connection with any appointment to the City
service shall disqualify the candidate for appointment except with reference to positions filled by
appointment by the Mayor or Council.
2. Use of Public Property. No public official shall request or permit the use of city-owned vehicles,
equipment, materials or property for personal convenience or profit, except when such services
are available to the public generally or are provided as municipal policy for the use of such
employee in the conduct of official business or as a specifically defined benefit in compensation
of employment.
3. Obligations to Citizens. No public official shall grant any special consideration, treatment or
advantage to any citizen beyond that which is available to every other citizen except as otherwise
permitted by law or ordinance.
E. Conflict of Interest. Nopublic official, whether paid or unpaid, shall engage in any business or
transaction or shall have a financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible
with the proper discharge of that public official's official duties in the public interest or would tend to
impair independence of judgment or action in the performance of that public official's official duties.
Personal, as distinguished from financial, interest includes an interest arising from blood or marriage
relationships or close business or political association. Nothing herein prohibits a public officer from
engaging in any business, profession or employment that is permitted or required as regards the
composition of a Board, Commission or Committee, (e.g. Planning Commissioners engaged in real
estate pursuant to ORS 227.030 or Building Code Board of Appeals, [AMC 15.04.200] members
engaged in specific trades).
Specific conflicts of interest are enumerated below for guidance:
1. Incompatible Employment. No employee shall engage in or accept private employment or render
services for private interests when such employment or service is incompatible with the proper
discharge of that employee's official duties or would tend to impair independence of judgment or
action in the performance of that employee's official duties.
2. Disclosure of Confidential Information. No public official shall, without proper legal
authorization, disclose confidential information concerning the property, government or affairs of
the City. Nor shall any public official use such information to advance their financial or private
interest, or the financial or private interest of others.
3. Gifts and Favors. No public official shall accept any valuable gift, whether in the form of service,
loan, thing or promise, from any person, firm or corporation which to their knowledge is
interested directly or indirectly in any manner whatsoever in business dealings with the City; nor
shall any such employee (l) accept any gift, favor or thing of value that may tend to influence the
employee in the discharge of their duties, or (2) grant, in the discharge of their duties, any
improper favor, service or thing of value.
4. Representing; Private Interests Before City Agencies or Courts. No employee whose salary is
paid in whole or in part by the City shall appear in behalf of private interests before any agency of
the City. An employee shall not represent private interests in any action or proceeding against the
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interests of the City in any litigation to which the City is a party, unless the employee is
representing himself /herself as a private citizen on purely personal business. No appointed
official shall represent a client for hire before the board or commission to which that official is
appointed or in any action of proceeding before another board, commission or the City Council
on a matter which came or will come before the board or commission to which that official is
appointed.
No public official shall accept a retainer or compensation that is contingent upon a specific action
by the City.
5. Contracts with the City. Any public official who has a substantial or controlling financial interest
in any business entity, transaction or contract with the City, or in the sale ofreal estate, materials,
supplies or services to the City, shall make known to the proper authority such interest in any
matter on which that public official may be called to act in an official capacity. The public
official shall refrain from participating in the transaction or the making of such contract or sale.
A public official shall not be deemed interested in any contract or purchase or sale of land or
other thing of value unless such contract or sale is recommended, approved, awarded, entered
into, or authorized by the public official in an official capacity.
6. Disclosure of Interest in Legislation. Any employee or appointed official who has a financial or
other private interest, and who participates in discussion with or gives an official opinion to the
Council, shall disclose on the records of the Councilor other appropriate authority the nature and
extent of such interest.
7. More Restrictive State Law Provisions. Nothing in this ordinance relieves or excuses public
officers and employees from compliance with more restrictive state laws applicable to the
particular public position, (e.g. Planning Commissioners are subject to more restrictive Conflict
of Interest Provisions pursuant to ORS 244.135.)
F. Political Activity. No employee in the administrative service shall use the prestige of their position in
behalf of any political party. No employee in the administrative service shall orally, by letter or
otherwise, solicit or be in any manner concerned in soliciting any assessment, subscription or
contribution to any political party; nor shall an employee be a party to such solicitation by others; nor
shall an employee take an active part in political campaigns for candidates while in the performance
of duties in an official capacity.
No public official shall promise an appointment to any municipal position as a reward for any
political activity.
G. Applicability of Code - Emplovees. When an employee has doubt as to the applicability of a
provision of this code to a particular situation, they should apply to the City Administrator, who is
charged with the implementation of this code for an advisory opinion, and be guided by that opinion
when given. The employee shall have the opportunity to present their interpretation of the facts at
issue and of the applicable provision(s) of the code before such advisory decision is made. All such
requests for advice shall be treated as confidential. This code shall be operative in all instances
covered by its provisions except when superseded by an applicable statute, ordinance or resolution,
and each statute, ordinance or resolution action is mandatory, or when the application of a statute,
ordinance or resolution provision is discretionary but determined to be more appropriate or desirable.
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H. Applicability of Code - Appointed and Elected Officials. When an appointed official or an elected
official has doubt as to the applicability of a provision of this code to a particular situation, they
should apply to the Mayor for a determination. The official seeking a determination shall have the
opportunity to present any facts they deem relevant to the determination. They shall also have the
opportunity to present any argument they may have as to what they deem an appropriate
determination. The Mayor may request the City Attorney to provide an advisory opinion based upon
the facts presented. The determination of the Mayor as to the applicability of a provision of this code
to a particular situation shall be final, unless a majority of the Council calls up the determination for
review by the full Council at the meeting following the determination..
I. Definitions:
I) Employee - for the purposes of this section, the term employee shall mean one who is hired and
paid a wage or salary to work for the City other than elected or appointed officials.
2) Appointed Official - for the purposes of this section, the term "appointed official" shall mean a
person who is appointed to serve on one of the City's boards or commissions and shall also mean the
City Administrator and City Attorney.
3) Elected Official - for the purposes of this section, elected official shall mean one who is elected
by the registered voters of the City of Ashland to serve the city and shall include: the Mayor, the city
councilors, the city recorder, the municipal judge and the parks commissioners.
J. Sanctions.. Violation of any provision of this section, determined after notice and an opportunity to
be heard, shall constitute cause for disciplinary action.
The foregoing ordinance was first read by title only in accordance with Article X,
Section 2(C) of the City Charter on the
day of
,2006,
and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this
day of
,2006.
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this
day of
,2006.
John W. Morrison, Mayor
Reviewed as to form:
Michael W. Franell, City Attorney
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CITY OF
ASHLAND
AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING
ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL
May 15, 2007
Civic Center Council Chambers
1175 E. Main Street
6:00 p.m. Executive Session to discuss pending litigation pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(f) and ORS
192.660(2)(h)
7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF BOARD AND COMMISSION VACANCIES
V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES [5 minutes]
1. Executive Session meeting minutes of May 1, 2007
2. Regular Council meeting minutes of May 1,2007
VI. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS
1. Mayor's Proclamation of National Emergency Medical Services Week
VII. CONSENT AGENDA [5 minutes]
1. Minutes of Boards, Commissions, and Committees
2. Approval of Public Contract for Legal Consultant Services Relating to the Mt. Ashland
Association Ski Area Expansion
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS (Testimony limited to 5 minutes per speaker, unless it is the subject
of a Land Use Appeal. All hearings must conclude by 9:00 p.m., be continued to a
subsequent meeting, or be extended to 9:30 p.m. by a two-thirds vote of council {AMC
~2.04.040})
1. Public Hearing of Adoption of a Resolution Levying Special Benefit Assessments for
the Nevada Street Local Improvement District No. 85 and Adoption of Findings
NOTE: Please refer to Mav 1. 2007 Agenda and Council Communication
2. Public Hearing to Declare Real Property on Strawberry Lane as Surplus and
Authorize Sale of Lot #103
3. An Appeal of Planning Action 2006-01784 - Request for a Physical Constraints
Review Permit for development in the Wrights Creek Floodplain an Riparian
Preservation Area to improve and widen a portion of an existing driveway, re-grade a
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portion of Grandview Drive and extend utilities to serve a single-family residence for
the property located at 720 Grandview Drive
IX. PUBLIC FORUM Business from the audience not included on the agenda. (Total time
allowed for Public Forum is 15 minutes. Speakers are limited to 5 minutes or less,
depending on the number of individuals wishing to speak.) [15 minutes maximum]
X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. City Attorney Recruitment [15 Minutes]
XI. NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
1. Update on Solar Project/Permission to Proceed [20 Minutes]
XII. ORDINANCES. RESOLUTIONS AND CONTRACTS
1. Ethics ordinance
XIII. OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS/REPORTS FROM COUNCIL
LIAISONS
XIV. ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this
meeting, please contact the City Administrator's office at (541) 488-6002 (TTY phone number 1-800-735-
2900). Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to
ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title I).
COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE ON CHANNEL 9
VISIT THE CITY OF ASHLAND'S WEB SITE AT WWW.ASHLAND.OR.US