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Division 2. Actions of Others.
SEC. 12A-7.   OTHER PERSONS.
   (a)   Violations by other persons. A city official or employee shall not knowingly assist or induce, or attempt to assist or induce, any person to violate any provision of this chapter.
   (b)   Using others to engage in forbidden conduct. A city official or employee shall not violate any provision of this chapter through the acts of another.
   (c)   Participation in ethics violations. No person shall knowingly induce, attempt to induce, conspire with, aid, or assist, or attempt to aid or assist another person to violate any provision of this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)
SEC. 12A-8.   DUTY TO REPORT VIOLATIONS.
   A person subject to this chapter shall immediately report any conduct that the person knows to be a violation of this chapter to the inspector general. Failure to report a violation of this chapter is a violation of this chapter. Any person who knowingly fails to report a violation of this chapter shall be subject to sanctions described in this chapter. For purposes of this section, a report made to the inspector general's Fraud, Waste, or Abuse hotline is considered a report under this section. (Ord. Nos.  32072; 32472)
Division 3. Ethics Commitments.
SEC. 12A-9.   ETHICS TRAINING.
   (a)   All new city officials and new city employees shall receive ethics training within 30 days after being appointed to office or hired by the city. All current city officials and current city employees shall receive ethics training on an ongoing basis at least every two years.
   (b)   All city officials who are leaving city service shall receive ethics information concerning requirements for former city officials before the city official ends his or her city service. All city employees who are terminating their employment shall receive ethics information concerning requirements for former city employees before the city employee ends his or her employment with the city.
   (c)   The inspector general shall provide all lobbying registrants with ethics information within 30 days after registration. Each registrant shall provide their individual lobbyists with a copy of the ethics information.
   (d)   The chief integrity officer shall draft a statement for the office of procurement services relating to the applicability of this chapter to persons doing business with the city and to city officials and city employees who work with persons doing business with the city. The director of the office of procurement services shall publish on the city's website the statement from the chief integrity officer.
   (e)   This ethics training and information required by this section shall be made available in a format and medium as determined by the chief integrity officer. The chief integrity officer, in coordination with the city manager, city auditor, and city secretary's liaisons, shall structure ethics training and information to ensure that participants have the necessary knowledge to accomplish the statement of purpose in this chapter and comply with all applicable ethics laws. City officials and employees must demonstrate such knowledge by passing any required ethics training.
   (f)   Failure to receive ethics training, documents, or notices required by this section does not waive that person's duty to comply with this chapter or waive enforcement of this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)
SEC. 12A-10.   DISSEMINATION OF CODE OF ETHICS.
   (a)   Within 30 days after starting their position, every new city official or employee must be given a copy or a link to this chapter. The inspector general or the city attorney shall provide a copy of this chapter to every city official. The city manager, city attorney, city secretary, city auditor, park and recreation director, inspector general, civil service director, and employees' retirement fund administrator shall provide a copy of this chapter to every city employee under their supervision. Each city official and employee shall acknowledge, in writing, that the official or employee received a copy or link to this chapter. Copies of this chapter must be made readily available to the public.
   (b)   The failure of any person to receive a copy of this chapter or a link to the chapter has no effect on that person's duty to comply with this chapter or on the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)
SEC. 12A-11.   ETHICS PLEDGE.
   All city officials, upon their appointment, shall sign the following ethics pledge and file it with the city secretary:
   "I have received a copy of Dallas City Code Chapter 12A, "Code of Ethics." I have read and understand the Code of Ethics. I understand that the Code of Ethics is binding on me, and therefore I agree to comply with the Code of Ethics. I understand that the Code of Ethics imposes restrictions on present city officials, former city officials, lobbyists, and persons doing business with the city. I agree to participate in periodic ethics training. I agree to seek advice from the City Attorney's Office when necessary to ensure compliance with the Code of Ethics. I agree that I will not violate the Code of Ethics, participate in violations of the Code of Ethics, or fail to report violations of the Code of Ethics. I understand that violation of the Code of Ethics, participation in a violation of the Code of Ethics, and failure to report a violation of the Code of Ethics may result in severe consequences."
(Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)