HomeMy Public PortalAbout15744 Conflict of Interest Ordinance 2021ORDINANCE NO. 15744
AN ORDINANCE, repealing Ordinance No. 15282 as adopted September 12,
2019, and enacting a new ordinance in lieu thereof, establishing a Conflict of Interest Policy for
District trustees, officers, and employees.
WHEREAS, Section 12.030 of the District's Plan prohibits trustees, officers, and
employees of the District from having any interest in District contracts as more fully described in
said Section;
WHEREAS, in 1978 the General Assembly of the State of Missouri adopted a
comprehensive statutory provision regulating conflicts of interest by public officials and
employees, including trustees, officers, and employees of the District (Chapter 105 RSMo, as may
be amended, hereinafter the "Missouri Conflict of Interest Act");
WHEREAS, the Missouri Ethics Commission has ordered that each political
subdivision with an operating budget greater than One Million Dollars per year must re-adopt an
ordinance (biannually) at an open meeting by September 15, which establishes and makes public
the method of disdaining potential conflicts of interest;
WHEREAS, on September 12, 2019, the Board of Trustees of the District adopted
Ordinance No. 15282 which provided that the District trustees, officers, and employees, in the
conduct of their official actions and their relations, would be governed by Section 12.030 of the
District’s Plan and the applicable provisions of the State Conflict of Interest Law, as amended
from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the District is desirous of establishing a clear
policy regulating conflicts of interest of trustees, officers, and employees of the District and to
comply with the order of the Missouri Ethics Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
Section One. Ordinance No. 15282, as adopted September 12, 2019, is hereby
repealed.
Section Two. The Conflict of Interest Policy as attached hereto and maintained on
the District website is made a part hereof and is hereby adopted and enacted for all trustees,
officers, and employees of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
Section Three. Attachment A of the Conflict of Interest Policy identifies MSD's
list of those required to file a Personal Financial Disclosure. This attachment will be updated on
an as needed basis.
Section Four. The provisions contained in this ordinance shall take the place of and
supersede the provisions of any District Regulations and any prior ordinances or resolutions
relating to the same subject matter which are herewith inconsistent and such prior regulations,
ordinances, and resolutions are hereby repealed.
The foregoing Ordinance was adopted on September 9, 2021.