Athens City Code

1. (1) This chapter encompasses ethics regulations applicable to personnel of the municipality. It applies to all full-time and part-time elected or appointed officials and employees, whether compensated or not, including those of any separate board, commission, committee, authority, corporation, or other instrumentality appointed or created by the municipality. The terms "municipal" and "municipality" include these separate entities.
2. (2) State statutes dictate or relate to ethics provisions applicable to municipal officials and employees, including, but not limited to, the following:
   1. (a) Campaign finance: T.C.A. § 2-10-101 et seq.
   2. (b) Conflicts of interest: T.C.A. §§ 6-54-107, 6-54-108, 12-4-101, and 12-4-102.
   3. (c) Conflicts of interest disclosure statements: T.C.A. § 8-50-501 et seq.
   4. (d) Consulting fee prohibition for elected municipal officials: T.C.A. §§ 2-10-122 and 2-10-124.
   5. (e) Crimes involving public officials (bribery, soliciting unlawful compensation, buying and selling in regard to office): T.C.A. § 39-16-101 et seq.
   6. (f) Crimes of official misconduct, official oppression, misuse of official information: T.C.A. § 39-16-401 et seq.
   7. (g) Ouster law: T.C.A. § 8-47-101 et seq.

(Code 1995, § 1-501; Ord. No. 956, 6-19-2007)