Drug Activity Ethics Ordinance

At a glance

What: An ordinance creating a new section of the city code that bars city officials and employees from relationships or dealings with people engaged in illegal drug activity.
Where it stands: Adopted December 2, 2025 as amended, 5 yeas, 0 nays, 1 abstention.
Next: Effective on passage, approval and publication.

No official or employee may knowingly maintain a personal or business relationship with, do city business with, or give favors, access or information to a person known to be engaged in illegal drug activity. Anyone aware of a violation must report it to the City Attorney. Violations are grounds for discipline up to termination.

Moved by Stokes, seconded by Hartley.
Parkinson moved (seconded by Stokes) to limit the covered activity to the past year: yeas Foote, Grizzell, Hartley, Parkinson, Stokes; Clay abstained; Brown-Thomas had left the room.
Clay moved to remove the words "Dope Dealers" from the title; the motion died for lack of a second.
Stokes moved to remove "federal" (seconded by Parkinson): yeas Brown-Thomas, Grizzell, Hartley, Parkinson, Stokes; nay Clay; Foote abstained.
Final vote as amended: yeas Brown-Thomas, Grizzell, Hartley, Parkinson, Stokes; Clay abstained. Foote is not shown in the vote.

Adopted as amended after three amendment motions; Clay abstained on the final vote.