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Council approves related-party ordinance for Parks Department and Jewel's Bakery
Summary
Council passed, by third reading, an ordinance disclosing a related-party relationship between the Parks Department and Jewel's Bakery (employee relation to business). The measure (intended to ensure transparency) passed after a motion and unanimous roll-call vote.
The council considered and approved on third reading an ordinance declaring a related-party connection between the Parks Department and a local business affiliated with a staff member. A council member asked how the individual was related and staff replied, "Her father works there," explaining the disclosure rationale so the city remains transparent in transactions involving family connections.
A motion to adopt the ordinance by title and a second carried in a unanimous roll-call vote; council said the rule helps avoid conflicts of interest while preserving normal procurement and operational procedures. The ordinance will be codified as part of the city's related‑party and procurement rules and announced in the council's procedural records.
