(A) Existing remedies not impaired. Civil and administrative remedies against non-employees which are in existence on the effective date of this chapter shall not be impaired.
(B) Supplemental remedies. In addition to existing remedies for breach of the ethical standards of this chapter or regulations promulgated hereunder, the Board of Ethics may impose any one or more of the following:
(1) Written warnings or reprimands;
(2) Termination of transactions; and
(3) Debarment or suspension from being a contractor or subcontractor under city contracts.
(C) Right to recovery from non-employee value transferred in breach of ethical standards. The value of anything transferred in breach of the ethical standards of this chapter or regulations promulgated hereunder by a non-employee shall be recoverable by the city as provided in § 39.103 (Recovery of Value Transferred or Received in Breach of Ethical Standards).
(D) Right of the city to debar or suspend. Debarment or suspension may be imposed by the Board of Ethics in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 38.116 of the code (Authority to Debar or Suspend) for breach of the ethical standards of this chapter; provided that, the action may not be taken without the concurrence of the Corporation Counsel.
(E) Due process. All procedures under this chapter shall be exercised in accordance with due process requirements, including, but not limited to, a right to notice and an opportunity for a hearing prior to imposition of any termination, debarment or suspension from being a contractor or subcontractor under a city contract.
(Ord. passed 8-11-2003)