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RESOLUTION NO. 218
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE ADOPTING A POLICY
ESTABLISHING THE TIME PERIOD FOR WHICH CONFLICTS
DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST
QUESTIONNAIRES REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 176 OF THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE SHALL BE POSTED TO THE CITY'S INTERNET
WEBSITE.
WHEREAS, Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code (Chapter 176)
requires each municipal officer to file a conflicts disclosure statement with the City
disclosing the officer's business relationships with certain individuals; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 176 also requires each person who contracts or seeks to
contract with the City for the purchase of property, goods, or services to file with the City
a conflict of interest questionnaire disclosing certain affiliations and business relationships
with persons associated with the City; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 176 requires the City to post on its internet website the
disclosure statements and conflict of interest questionnaires required by Chapter 176 to
be filed with the City; and
WHEREAS, because Section 176.009 does not establish the time period for which
conflicts disclosure statements and conflict of interest questionnaires must be available on
the City's internet website, the City Council desires to adopt a policy establishing a
reasonable and appropriate posting period for these documents; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the time periods established by
the Policy set forth below will effectuate the purposes of Chapter 176 in providing the public
with access to information about potential conflicts of interest for a sufficient duration, but
will not overburden the City's internet website or technical staff by requiring the posting of
information that is no longer useful.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1.
The declarations, determinations and findings made in the preamble to this
Resolution are hereby adopted and made a part of the operative provisions hereof.
SECTION 2.
The City hereby adopts the following policy for the availability on its internet website
of the conflicts disclosure statements and conflict of interest questionnaires required by
Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code:
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(a) A conflicts disclosure statement filed with the City by a City officer as
required by Section 176.003 of the Local Government Code shall be made
available on the City's Internet website as soon as reasonably practicable
after filing, and shall remain available until the City officer ceases to be an
officer of the City.
(b) A conflict of interest questionnaire filed with the City by a person as required
by Section 176.006 of the Local Government Code shall be made available
on the City's Internet website as soon as reasonably practicable after filing,
and shall remain available until termination of the person's contract with the
City or, if no contract is formed, until the City determines that no contract will
be formed.
SECTION 3.
This resolution shall become effective upon passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS
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