(A) The Mayor shall appoint seven members to the Board of Ethics, subject to the approval of the City Council, or as otherwise provided by state law. Current city officials (appointed or elected) or employees shall not be eligible for appointment to the Board. A person is eligible to be appointed to the Board of Ethics if he/she meets all of the following criteria:
(1) Has not been convicted of a felony;
(2) Is a resident of the City of Garden City;
(3) Is at least 21 years of age; and
(4) Is not the spouse of, romantically involved with, or a third-degree relative (great-grandparent, grandparent, parent, uncle, aunt, brother, sister, child, grandchild, great-grandchild, nephew or niece) of a current member of the City Council.
(B) Members of the Board may be removed by the Council for cause. Cause shall be determined by violating one of the prohibited conduct concerns in § 33.307.
(C) Members shall be appointed for terms of four years, except that of those first appointed, three shall serve for four years, three shall serve for three years, and one shall serve for two years.
(D) Four members of the Board of Ethics shall constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of the majority of the Board (not the quorum) shall be necessary for any action.
(E) The City Clerk, or designee, is the "Liaison" to the Board of Ethics to assist the Board in carrying out its functions under this Board of Ethics subchapter and any policies and procedures approved by the Board of Ethics. The request for information held by city governmental offices may be directed to the Garden City Police Chief, or designee, to research requested information and forward their findings to the Ethics Board. The research shall be solely for fact finding, not for opinion. Should a complaint rise to a greater level, an outside special counsel may be contracted. SPECIAL COUNSEL need not be a licensed attorney, but must be a person with demonstrated experience in investigation.
(Ord. 24-003, passed 5-20-24)