Committee backs tightening exception that let some appointees contract with city if they helped shape terms
The ad hoc committee reviewed a proposed change to 12A-22 that would bar appointed board or commission members who participated in crafting contract terms from being awarded those city contracts, and would require open bidding for contracts involving appointees; members asked for clearer wording and codified subpoints to avoid double negatives and confusion.
The full story
The ad hoc committee considered a proposed amendment to Section 12A-22 of the City of Dallas Code of Ethics to narrow the existing exception that allows certain appointed officials to contract with the city. Under the proposal an appointed board or commission member would be eligible for a city contract only if the award results from an open bid process and the member did not participate in creating the contract's terms.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.