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Dallas commission recommends code change to apply ethics rules to contractors, sparking debate over subcontractors and disqualification periods
Summary
The Dallas Ethics Advisory Commission on April 15 voted to recommend that the City Council amend Chapter 12A of the city code to make certain sections of the code of ethics apply to persons doing business with the city, including a provision that could allow the council to disqualify contractors from future city contracts.
The Dallas Ethics Advisory Commission on April 15 voted to recommend that the City Council amend Chapter 12A of the city code to make certain sections of the code of ethics apply to persons doing business with the city, including a provision that could allow the council to disqualify contractors from future city contracts.
Laura Morrison, legal adviser to the commission in the City Attorney’s Office, told commissioners the draft proposed expanding the code so that the same provisions that apply to city officials and employees would also apply to people doing business with the city. Morrison said the draft was developed in coordination…
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