The sections of the West Virginia Governmental Ethics Act which are expressly affirmed, adopted, incorporated by reference and made applicable to the City, its officials and employees by the terms of this article have been copied, are attached hereto and labeled as "Ethics Exhibit A." Any amendment to the statutory provisions of the State of West Virginia which are adopted hereby and incorporated by reference into the City Codified Ordinances, unless any such amendment of state law is not made mandatorily applicable to the City, its officials or employees. No provision of this section shall preclude Council from exercising any option provided for by state law with respect to the adoption or nonadoption of any amendment of the provisions of state law which are incorporated by reference in their current form herein.
(1960 Code 3-1004)