Ordinance 2005-046 STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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COUNTY OF KENDALL )
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REGARDING PROHIBITING CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH
SPOUSES AND RELATIVES OR CERTAIN ELECTED OFFICIALS, OFFICERS
AND EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
Whereas the United City of Yorkville has taken up, discussed and considered
prohibiting engaging or contracting for services or products certain persons, firms or
companies related to specific elected officials, officers and employees of the City; and,
Whereas, said policy is intended to avoid any actual, or perceived conflict of
interest, wrongdoing or favoritism in the processes of engaging or contracting for
products and/or services by the United City of Yorkville and its elected officials, officers
and employees; and,
Whereas, the Mayor and Aldermen do not find that any problematic conflicts exist at
the present time, it is prudent to establish this policy before such time that such a conflict,
wrongdoing, or favoritism may occur; and
Whereas the Mayor and Aldermen have discussed that it may be prudent to establish
such a policy by Ordinance in the form depicted on the attached Exhibit "A ".
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, upon Motion duly made, seconded and approved by a
majority of those so voting, that provisions set forth in Exhibit "A" are hereby approved
and adopted and that said provisions shall be set forth in the Yorkville City Code as new
Section 1 -13 -1 et seq. (Title 1 -- Administration, Chapter 13 —Prohibited Contracts
with Spouses or Relatives, Section 1)
WANDA OHARE JOSEPH BESCO (�
VALERIE BURD PAUL JAMES ,
DEAN WOLFER MARTY MUNNS
ROSE SPEARS ,, JASON LESLIE
Approved by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County,
Illinois, this Q l-k Day of A.D. 2005.
MAYOR
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County,
Illinois this day of V\rC_._,.._ , A.D. 2005.
ATTEST:..
CITY CLERK
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Prepared by:
John Justin Wyeth
City Attorney
United City of Yorkville
800 Game Farm Road
Yorkville, IL 60560
TITLE 1 -- ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 13
Prohibited Contracts with Spouses or Relatives
(Anti- Nepotism)
1 -13 -1 PROHIBITED CONTRACTS AND ENGAGMENTS:
a. It shall be the policy of the City that it shall not engage or contract for the
provision or services or products, nor shall it engage or contract with
entities, firms or corporations owned or controlled by the spouse or a
relative of the following Department Heads, Elected Officials, or Paid
Appointed Officers: Mayor, Aldermen, Clerk, Treasurer, City
Administrator, Chief of Police, Executive Director of Parks and
Recreation, Finance Director, City Engineer, Director of Public Works,
Building and Zoning Officer, City Attorney.
b. For this purpose, a relative is deemed to mean a spouse, parents,
grandparents, children or grandchildren, siblings, aunts, uncles, in -laws,
and step relatives within the same categories.
C. For this purpose," owns or controls" shall be defined as, 1. personally
providing the product or service, 2. any position of management wherein
the prohibited relative shall work on the provision of the service or
product to the City, or 3. any ownership interest in excess of 5% of the
entity, firm or corporation.
d. This policy restricting the employment spouses and relatives shall not
effect, and have no impact whatsoever on any currently engaged business
relationship of the City existing on the date of passage of this provision.
However, said relationship will not be renewed after the conclusion of the
contract or engagement.
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