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Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," including Section 20-607, entitled "Conflict of Interest," and Section 20-610, entitled "Statement of Financial Interests," to regulate and restrict the receipt of outside income, under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 20-600. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS
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? 20-607. Conflict of Interest.
(1) Unless there is public disclosure and disqualification as provided for in Section 20-608 hereof, no member of Council, or other City officer or employee shall be financially interested in any legislation including ordinances and resolutions, award, contract, lease, case, claim, decision, decree or judgment made by him in his official capacity, or by any board or body of which he is a member nor shall any financial interest be held by a parent, spouse, Life Partner, child, brother, sister or like relative-in-law, or by any person, firm, partnership, corporation, business association, trustee or straw party for his or her benefit, nor shall a member of Council or other City officer or employee be a purchaser at any sale or vendor at any purchase made by him in his official capacity. This latter prohibition shall apply so as to prevent a parent, spouse, child, brother, sister or like relative-in-law or any person, firm, partnership, corporation, business association, trustee or straw party from being such purchaser or vendor for or on behalf of the member of City Council, City officer or employee.
(1.1) The fact that others may have similar financial interests by engaging in similar business activity, owning similar investments, or otherwise, shall not obviate a conflict of interest for a member of Council unless that similarity is so substantially widespread as to either substantially eliminate...
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