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RESOLUTION 2016- 1 <br /> RESOLUTION ON THE CITY COUNCIL'S CENSURE OF COUNCILMEMBER TERRY CROW IN <br /> ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL'S RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE AND THE CITY <br /> CHARTER AND MUNICIPAL CODE OF UNIVERSITY CITY <br /> WHEREAS, Article XII, Section 111 of the City Charter of the City of University City mandates that every member of <br /> the City Council of University City take an Oath of Office,promising to faithfully discharge the duties of his office or <br /> employment with impartiality and justice; and <br /> WHEREAS, Section 110.040 of the Municipal Code of University City mandates that public officials of the City be <br /> independent, impartial and responsible to the people and that government decisions and policies be made in the proper <br /> channels of the governmental structure; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of University City has adopted its Rules of Order and Procedure; and <br /> WHEREAS, Rule 37 in the Council Rules of Order and Procedure states that contents of confidential memos must be <br /> kept confidential; and <br /> WHEREAS, on February 21, 2014, Councilmember Terry Crow shared an e-mail he received as a member of Council <br /> from City Attorney Katherine Forster,relating to the firefighters, with Kurt Becker,the Vice President of Firefighters' <br /> Union Local 2665; and <br /> WHEREAS, at the time the e-mail was provided to Kurt Becker,the City of University City was being sued by <br /> Firefighters' Union Local 2665; and <br /> WHEREAS, Councilmember Crow's sharing of an e-mail he received through his position as a member of Council with <br /> a party that was engaged in litigation against the City was not an impartial act and bypassed the City's procedures for the <br /> release of records retained by the City; and <br /> WHEREAS,the interests of the City of University City have been harmed by the release of this e-mail to this organization <br /> which was and is litigating against the City; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon the City Council to make clear it will not allow the interests of the City to be harmed <br /> without taking action to discipline one of its members who does so. <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,that this City Council formally censures Councilmember Terry Crow for <br /> intentionally sharing an e-mail of the City Attorney with Firefighters' Union Local 2665, an organization involved in <br /> litigation against the City, putting the interests of the City at risk. This Council also declares that it is considering <br /> additional action in response to a breach of the Councilmember's Oath of Office and violation of the Municipal Code by <br /> Terry Crow. <br /> tow- <br /> Adopted this 11`h day of January, 2016. <br /> elf )vi. <br /> • <br /> Shelley Welsch, . ••r <br /> Attest: / <br /> Joyce Pu t , City <br /> Clerk <br />