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SRC 2/18/25
<br />Ordinance No. NS-xxx
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<br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX
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<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE SANTA ANA
<br />MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 2-112
<br />CONCERNING THE PROHIBITION AGAINST AWARDING
<br />OF AGREEMENTS, CONTRACTS OR GRANTS TO ANY
<br />IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF THE MAYOR, CITY
<br />COUNCIL MEMBERS, OR CITY OFFICIALS
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<br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN
<br />AS FOLLOWS:
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<br />Section 1. Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended
<br />by adding a new section, Section 2-112 to read as follows:
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<br />“Sec. 2-112. – Prohibition Against Awarding Agreements, Contracts or Grants
<br />to Immediate Family Members of Mayor, Council Members, or City Officials
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<br />a. “The City, and any person authorized to act on behalf of the City, is prohibited from
<br />awarding any agreement, contract, grant, or any amendment(s) to said awards,
<br />for the purpose or receipt of any financial benefit or interest, to an immediate family
<br />member of the Mayor, Council Member, or City officials, including appoin ted
<br />board and commission members, as defined under Article IV – Officers,
<br />Departments, Boards, and Commissions (Sec. 2-300 to 2-699).
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<br />b. For purposes of this section 2-112, the term immediate family member shall
<br />include, but is not limited to, spouse, domestic partner, romantic cohabitant, child,
<br />stepchild, grandchild, step grandchild, parent, stepparent, mother-in- law,
<br />father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, great grandparent,
<br />brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, stepsibling, brother-in-law, and sister-in-
<br />law.
<br />c. For purposes of this section 2-112, the term financial benefit or interest shall include
<br />any direct or indirect financial interest in the specific contract, agreement, or
<br />grant, including any commissions, fees, share of the proceeds, prospect of a
<br />promotion or future employment, a profit, or any other form of financial award.
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<br />d. The City shall incorporate into all agreements, contracts, or grants, a non -
<br />collusion provision reflecting the prohibitions detailed in Section 2-112 herein,
<br />including the requirement that any awarded Vendor, Contractor, Entity, or
<br />Grantee shall also comply with Section 2-112, and such compliance shall also
<br />involve the awarding of any subcontract for the purchase of goods or services
<br />with any funds from stemming from the contract, agreement, or grant.
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<br />Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
<br />ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court
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