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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />99 <br /> <br />SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, <br />APRIL 9, 1980 <br /> <br />PRESENT: Mayor <br /> <br />John A. Hansen <br /> <br />Council Members <br /> <br />Ted Breihan <br />Robert L. Cavazos <br />Berry R. James <br />John Stokes <br />Kenneth E. Sutton <br />Gilbert G. Tenorio <br /> <br />City Manager <br />City Secretary <br />City Attorney <br /> <br />A. C. Gonzalez <br />Doriss Hambrick <br />Barbara Edwards <br /> <br />Also Present: Fred Guerra, Lannie Griffith, Jerri Martin, Sharyl Werner, <br />Rey Guevara-Vasquez, Ken Kraus, Joe G~za, Jake Krauskopf, Tess Norris, <br />Melissa Millecam, Jerry Moore, John Kfeczmer, John Morrisset, Joe Cox, <br />Mr. Pryatel, Karl Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Hughson, Bob Hyatt, Marcos Hernandez, <br />and others. <br /> <br />The Mayor called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Mr. Cavazos made a motion to bring the Ethics Ordinance off the table. <br />Mr. Stokes seconded the motion which passed unanimously. The City <br />Secretary read the caption of the Ordinance as follows: <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, <br />TEXAS, DECLARING THE POLICY OF SAID CITY PERTAINING TO <br />ETHICAL CONDUCT OF CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES; DEFINING <br />TERMS; ESTABLISHING STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR CITY OFFICERS <br />AND EMPLOYEES; SETTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISCLOSURE <br />OF INTEREST IN DECISIONS PENDING BEFORE SAID OFFICERS AND <br />EMPLOYEES; DESIGNATING PERSON TO WHOM DISCLOSURE SHALL BE <br />MADE; REQUIRING A FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FROM CERTAIN <br />CITY OFFICIALS; DESIGNATING INFORMATION TO BE REPORTED ON SAID <br />STATEMENT; SETTING PROCEDURES FOR RETENTION AND INSPECTION <br />OF STATEMENTS. DESIGNATING PERSON TO PROMULGATE AND PROVIDE <br />FORMS FOR STATEMENTS; ESTABLISHING AN ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION; <br />ESTABLISHING DUTIES OF SAID COMMISSION; SETTING PENALTIES; <br />PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />Mr. Tenorio moved to make the following changes to Article I: <br />Article I, Section 3, paragraph A, Subparagraph I-delete entirely. <br />Renumber subparagraphs as follows: 2 to 1, 3 to 2, 4 to 3, 5 to 4. <br />Article I, Section 3, paragraph A, subparagraph 2-add C to read as follows: <br />"This is not meant to prohibit any person from accepting employment <br />based on competitive application". Article I, Section 3, paragraph B- <br />add subparagraph (5) to read as follows: "(5) No officer or employee <br />shall be deprived of his/her right to due process under the law which <br />would include the right to represent himself in a court proceeding". Mr. <br />Cavazos seconded the motion which was approved unanimously. Mr. Tenorio <br />made a motion to change Article II as follows: Article II, Financial <br />Disclosure, Section 1. Definitions-Definition A. Candidate - delete. <br />Reletter definitions as follows: B to A, C to B, D to C, E to D, F to E, <br />G, to F, H to G, I to H, J to I, and K to J. Article II, Section 1. <br />nefinitions Re-Letter Definition H to read as follows: "City Official: <br />The Mayor, every member of the City Council, the City Manager, the City <br />Attorney, the City Secretary and Judges of the Municipal Court. If the <br />job title of City Manager, City Attorney, City Secretary, and Judges <br />of the Municipal Court is changed, the term "city official" shall include <br />the persons charged with the duties of the listed positions. Mr. Cavazos <br />seconded the motion. On roll call, the following vote was recorded: <br /> <br />AYE: Breihan, Cavazos, Stokes, Sutton, Tenorio <br /> <br />NAY: Hansen, James <br />