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Committee pushes to expand 'personal interest' definition and tighten gift language in Jackson City ethics code
Summary
Committee recommended adding grandchildren and domestic partners to 'personal interest' and to insert 'official' into language about past action; members also recommended adopting the Model Code's 'reasonable person' interpretation standard and directed the city attorney to draft proposed ordinance language.
Jackson City’s Audit Committee recommended amendments to the municipal ethics ordinance to expand the definition of personal interest and to narrow the reach of gift‑and‑reward language.
Councilman Richard Darnell moved that the committee recommend to the city council an amendment inserting grandparents, grandchildren and domestic partners into the ordinance’s definition of personal interest; the motion was seconded and the committee approved it. The city attorney,…
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