Ethics Board

Important Information about the Ethics Board

This Ethics Board was created to assist and advise the City Council and/or the City Manager on matters pertaining to the City’s Code of Ethics contained in Chapter 2. Article VIII.

Appointment

 The Ethics Board shall be appointed by majority vote of the city council.

Number

The Ethics Board shall consist of five (5) members.

Terms

The terms of the persons appointed as members of the Ethics Board shall be as follows:

(1) Of the initial five (5) members appointed by the city council, three (3) shall be appointed to serve two (2) year terms, and two (2) shall be   appointed to serve three (3) year terms. Subsequent terms of these members shall be for three (3) years.

(2) Appointments to vacancies shall be for the unexpired term of the position to which the appointment is made.

(3) Members shall serve until their successors have been appointed.

(4) No member shall serve more than four (4) consecutive full terms of office without a break in service.

Eligibility

 Membership on the Ethics Board is limited to residents of the City of Baytown.

Ineligibility

 The following shall disqualify a person from serving on the Ethics Board:

(1) being a salaried city official or employee;

(2) being an elected public official for any governmental body;

(3) being a candidate for any elected public office;

(4) being an official of a political party;

(5) being a campaign treasurer, campaign manager, campaign official, or other policy or decision-maker, for the campaign of any    candidate for elected public office;

(6) being a campaign treasurer, campaign manager, campaign official, or other policy or decision-maker, for any political action committee as defined in the Texas Election Code;

(7) being a donor to the campaign of any city official;

(8) being a member of any other city board or commission;

(9) having a conviction of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, or being found by the Ethics Board to have previously violated section 2-803; and

(10) being related to the mayor, member of the city council, city manager, municipal court judge, or any associate municipal court judge, within the second degree by affinity (marriage) or within the third degree by consanguinity (blood).