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ORDINANCE NO. 1514 SERIES 2007 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.80.030 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 2.80.030.A(5), PERTAINING TO GIFT BANS AND APPLICATION OF THE CODE OF ETHICS TO INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OF THE CITY WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 15, Series 2007, the City Council, acting pursuant to the authority vested in it by Article XXIX, Section 7 and Article XX, Section 6 of the Colorado Constitution, affirmed that the Louisville Charter and ordinances contain appropriate restrictions on the matters covered by Article XXIX, and that the City's Charter and ordinances are applicable within the City, rather than the requirements contained in Article XXIX of the Colorado Constitution; and WHEREAS, Louisville's Code of Ethics, contained in Sections 5-6 through 5-17 of the City's Charter, applies to all City officers, public body members and employees; and WHEREAS, Chapter 2.80 of the Louisville Municipal Code also sets forth the Code of Ethics, including certain additional restrictions and applies to all City officers, public body members and employees; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Chapter 2.80 of the Louisville Municipal Code to add provisions regarding gift bans for officers, public body members, and employees, as well as certain independent contractors of the City, it being City Council's intent that such provisions shall serve as additional restrictions beyond those set forth in the Charter; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 2.80.030.A of the Louisville Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a new subsection 2.80.030.A(5) to read as follows: Sec. 2.80.030. Code of Ethi~~s A(5) No officer, public body member, employee or independent contractor who has the power or duty to perform, or has any influence over an official action of the City shall solicit, accept or receive any gift or other thing of value from any person seeking to influence the person's official action, as defined section 5-7(e) of the city charter, or the person's official act, as defined in C.R.S. S 24-18-102(7).* Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit any officer, public body member, employee or independent contractor from accepting an occasional nonpecuniary gift of$15.00 or less in value, or from accepting an award, publicly presented, in recognition of public service. However, no officer, public body member, employee or independent contractor shall accept a nonpecuniary gift of 1