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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 241021
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Amending Chapter 2, Administration, Article XV, Code of Ethics, of the Code of Ordinances by repealing and replacing Section 2-2006 to further prohibit harassment and to expand individuals covered under anti-harassment provisions to include all members of City boards and commissions under the Code of Ethics.
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WHEREAS, the City has a Code of Ethics contained in its Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the Code of Ethics established the Municipal Officials and Officers Ethics Commission; and
WHEREAS conduct constituting harassment creates workplace harms for City employees, constituents, and volunteers; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That Chapter II, Article XV, Code of Ethics, of the Code of Kansas City, Missouri is hereby amended by repealing Section 2-2006, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter to read as follows:
Sec. 2-2006. General code of conduct.
(a) Commitment to safe and respectful environment. The city supports safe and respectful environments for all individuals with whom its officials and employees interact. Moreover, the city recognizes that the proper operation of democratic government requires agents of the public be both personally and professionally above reproach in order to respect the people of Kansas City, who they serve, and instill faith in government.
(b) Applicability of general code of conduct.
(1) Individuals covered. This section applies to the mayor and the mayor's assistants, members of the city council and the members' assistants, and all members of City boards and commissions.
(2) Situations and locations covered. This section applies wherever work on behalf of the city is performed or discussed and wherever an individual invo...
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