HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/26/2013 - RESOLUTION 2013-015 ACCEPTING ADVISORY OPINION ANDDATE: February 26, 2013
STAFF: Steve Roy
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL 2.5
SUBJECT
Resolution 2013-015 Accepting Advisory Opinion and Recommendation No. 2013-01 of the Ethics Review Board.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Under City Code Section 2-569, City Councilmembers may present to the Council Ethics Review Board inquiries
regarding the application of state or local ethical rules to actual or hypothetical situations involving potential conflicts
of interest. On February 25, 2013, the Ethics Review Board met for the purpose of responding to an inquiry submitted
to the Board by Councilmember Wade Troxell. The question submitted is whether, in the Board’s opinion,
Councilmembers Ben Manvel and Gerry Horak have a conflict of interest in participating in an upcoming decision of
the City Council pertaining to the ordinances implementing the Eastside and Westside Neighborhood Character Study,
as both Councilmembers live within the area of affected by the Study. As required by the Code, the Board has met,
reached an opinion, and forwarded its opinion to the full Council for its consideration. Adoption of the Resolution would
indicate that the majority of the Council agrees with the Board’s opinion.
RESOLUTION 2013-015
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ACCEPTING ADVISORY OPINION AND RECOMMENDATION NO. 2013-01
OF THE ETHICS REVIEW BOARD
WHEREAS, the City Council has established an Ethics Review Board (the “Board”)
consisting of three members of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Board is empowered under Section 2-569 of the City Code to render
advisory opinions and recommendations regarding actual or hypothetical situations of
Councilmembers or board and commission members of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Ethics Review Board met on February 25, 2013, to consider whether
Councilmembers Ben Manvel and Gerry Horak have a conflict of interest in participating in
decisions of the City Council pertaining to the Eastside and Westside Neighborhood Character
Study; and
WHEREAS, the Board has issued an advisory opinion with regard to this matter; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-569(e) of the City Code provides that all advisory opinions and
recommendations of the Board be placed on the agenda for the next special or regular City Council
meeting, at which time the City Council shall determine whether to adopt such opinions and
recommendations; and
WHEREAS, the City has reviewed the opinion of the Board and wishes to adopt the same.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Opinion No. 2013-01 of the Ethics Review Board, a copy of which is attached hereto
and incorporated herein by this reference as Exhibit “A,” has been submitted to and reviewed by the
City Council, and the Council hereby adopts the opinion contained therein.
Passed and adopted at an adjourned meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
26th day of February, A.D. 2013.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk