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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-3-5 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY AUDITOR TO REFER ALLEGATIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PART 1. Subsection (O) of City Code Section 2-3-5 (Powers and Duties) is amended to read: (O) The city auditor shall refer an allegation enumerated in this subsection to the city manager. The city manager shall design a process to inform the city auditor of the disposition of the referred allegations for recordkeeping purposes. The allegations covered by this subsection are those related to: (1) a personnel issue; (2) an operational issue; (3) a de minimis fraud, waste, or abuse violation; (4) a public safety issue that is not related to fraud, waste, or abuse;[ and] (5) an issue that the city auditor is not authorized to investigate and that is not within the jurisdiction of the Ethics Review Commission[.]; and (6) a secondary employment matter that the city auditor determines does not interfere with or impede the job performance or productivity of a City official or employee; does not interfere with or impede the City’s conduct of official business; and is too small, minor or insignificant to have an economic impact on City operations. Page 1 of 2  27 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 28 PART 2. This ordinance takes effect on _______________, 2020. PASSED AND APPROVED , 2020 § _______________________________ Steve Adler § § Mayor APPROVED: _________________ Anne L. Morgan City Attorney ATTEST: ________________________ Jannette S. Goodall City Clerk Page 2 of 2