September 2, 1998

To:Corporate Services Committee

From:Chief Administrative Officer

Subject:Code of Conduct for Citizen Members of Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Purpose:

The purpose of this report is to recommend referral of the communication from the City Clerk, dated August 6, 1998, to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), City Solicitor and City Clerk staff work group established to investigate code of conduct/conflict of interest provisions for Council Members.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that the communication from the City Clerk, dated August 6, 1998, be referred to the CAO, City Solicitor and City Clerk staff work group for their consideration in the development of a code of conduct policy for Council Members.

Comment:

City Council, at its June 3, 4 and 5, 1998, meeting, directed the CAO, City Solicitor and the City Clerk to establish code of conduct/conflict of interest provisions for elected officials. Accordingly, a staff work group has been assembled and has commenced work in this regard, as well as on the related matter of lobbyist legislation at senior government levels.

It would be appropriate for staff to also consider in their ongoing work, the applicability of code of conduct/conflict of interest provisions for citizen appointees to agencies, boards and commissions. Accordingly, the Motion before Committee should be referred to the CAO for this purpose.

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Michael R. Garrett

Chief Administrative Officer