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City attorney reviews code of ethics, conflict thresholds and complaint process with Parks Board
Summary
Sugar Land's city attorney led the board through annual ethics training covering conflict-of-interest thresholds, gift reporting, procurement restrictions and the complaint process.
Brandon, identified in the meeting as the city attorney, presented the City of Sugar Land's annual ethics training at the Jan. 14 Parks Board meeting, a session the presenter said is required annually for council and advisory-board members.
The presenter reviewed key rules cited on the city code and the state law interface: special-interest conflicts when a board member or their business has a sizeable financial stake in a matter (the training cited a 10% income rule or a $15,000 threshold for business-entity conflicts); a real-property standard was…
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