Committee reviews draft amendment to Chapter 12A to extend ethics code to contractors and subcontractors
Feb 13, 2026
The committee reviewed an Ethics Advisory Commission recommendation to amend Code Chapter 12A to explicitly include persons doing business with the city and subcontractors, and discussed whether debarment lengths should include a minimum floor rather than leave discretion entirely to council.
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The ethics committee heard a staff briefing on a draft ordinance, recommended by the Ethics Advisory Commission (EAC), that would expand the Code of Ethics (Chapter 12A) to make "persons doing business with the city," including subcontractors, explicitly subject to ethics expectations and potential accountability remedies.
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