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Home My WebLink About027642 ORD - 04/08/2008ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES ICES Y AMENDING SECTION 2-311, STANDARDS, AND SECTION 29-49, CITY MARSHALS, REGARDING USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT BY LICENSED PEACE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS ON APPROVED OFF-DUTY ASSIGNMENTS; PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE, PROVIDING ING A REPEALER CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE. Whereas, police officers have traditionally worn their police uniforms and carried city issued weapons on approved off-duty lav enforcement assignments; Whereas, airport public safety • officers and municipal court marshals are also certified peace officers who perform off-duty lav enforcement assignments; Whereas, allowing such officers and marshals to wear police uniforms and carry city issued weapons during approved off-duty law enforcement assignments serves public purpose of discouraging crime and preserving the peace within the city; Whereas, allowing fire fighters to wear their City -issued uniforms, badges, and other uniform attire on approved off-duty fire watch employment serves public purpose of improved fire safety; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 2, ADMINISTRATION, ATION, Article V, CODE OF ETHICS, Division 1 RULES OF CONDUCT, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, Sections 2-311 STANDARDS, is amended by deleting the stricken words and adopting the underlined words: "ARTICLE V. CODE OF ETHICS "Section 2-311. Standards. "The following rules of conduct apply to all council members, board members, and employees: "Special Privileges: (1) You shall not use your office for private advancement or gain or to secure special privileges or exemptions for yourself or others. (2) You shall not grant any special consideration, treatment or advantage to any person or group beyond that which is available to others generally. (3) You shall not use city facilities, personnel, equipment or supplies for purposes unrelated to the interests of the city, except to the extent such are lawfully available to the public. Iotwithstandin• the fore • oin • sentence Cor • us Christi Police 027642 FIALEG-DIRkLisa\2008 ORDINANCEMARTICLE V Code of Ethics March 200 .do Officers, Airport Public Safety Officers and Municipal Court Marshals ma wear their City -issued uniforms, badges and other uniform attire, ma use their Ci -issued radios and ma car their Ci -issued uvea•ons on as 'roved off -du lav enforcement employment; and Corpus Christi Firefighters r a yr ar their City -issued uniforms badges, and other uniform attire and use their City -issued radios on as •roved off-duty fire watch employment. " * * * SECTION 2. Chapter 29, MUNICIPAL ICIP L COURTS, Section 29-49 CITY MARSHALS is amended to read as follows: " sec. 29-49. City marshals. "(c) Duties and jurisdiction of city marshals. The duties of the city marshals are strictly limited as follows: (1) To execute warrants of arrest, subpoenas, and other legal process issuing out of the municipal court, within the city limits; (2) To serve as court bailiffs in the municipal court; and (3) To perform such duties as assigned by the municipal court administrator. The city marshals shall perform all assigned duties acting under the direction of the municipal court administrator and in accordance with written guidelines developed by the municipal court administrator. However, the city marshals shall perform court bailiff duties acting under the direction of the municipal court judges. ii i ■ i � i ; i# i i iI ii off-duty. The city marshals shall not be assigned the duties which are presently assigned to the police department of the City." SECTION 3. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION . Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi. SECTION 6. This Ordinance takes effect immediately on passage of second reading. FIALEG-DIR‘Lisa‘2008 ORDINANCES1ARTICLE V Code of Ethics March 200 .do That the foregoing ordina a was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the 'day of 2008, by the following vote: Henry Garrett Melody Cooper Larry Eli ondo, Sr. Mike Hummel! Bill Kelly Priscilla G. Leal John E. Marez Nelda Martinez Michael McCutchonIvie That the foregoing ordinanc was read for the second time and passed finally on this the day of Henry Garrett Priscilla a. Leal Melody Cooper John E. Marez , 2008, by the following vote: Larry Elizondo, Sr. Mike Hammell Bill Kelly 0'a PASSED AND APPROVED, this the i day of , 2008. Nelda Martinez Michael McCutchon (4ea Armando Chapa City Secretary APPROVED as to form: March 11, 2008 By: (4,�..�� Lisa Agu Assistant City Attorney For City Attorney He r Garre Mayor 02'7642 State of Texas County of Nueces } } PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Ad # 5850106 PO # Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came JENNI'ER. HOBBS, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is LEGAL SALES RE1 RESE I IVE_ AND EIVIPLOYEE OF THE PUBLISHER, namely, the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricia Victoria and Webb Counties, and that the publication of, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDI NANCE NO. 0276 hich the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Tires on the z_111,2008, 14/2008. $ 102.57 1'IYme(s) On this 1 '`" `day of is a true and an exact co y made by publisher. 206 certify that the attached document 1 %+tititrrr,,,, GWENN J. MEDINA 1,2'..k1 MY COMMISSION August 2, 2008 Notary Public, State o exas P,Ptio0:11„,0-4i2C NOTICE OF PASSAGE OFORDI- NANCE NO. 027642 Amending the Code of Ordinances by amend- ing Section 2-311, Standards, and Sec- tion 29-49, City Marshals, regarding use of City equipment by Licensed Peace Of- ficers. and. Firefighters on approved off-duty assignments; provid- ing for effective date, providing a repealer clause. This ordinance was passed and ap- proved on. Its second reading by the City Council of the Cityof Corpus Christi on pra 8, 2008.:. • . is/Armando Chap City Secreta I City of Corpus Chri