City of
Citizens and
Please
Note: A person cannot obtain an advisory
opinion regarding the application of the code to another person. If you have a
concern that another individual has violated the Ethics Code, you may consider,
after reviewing the Ethics Code,
whether it would be appropriate to file an ethics
complaint.
For
Current Officials and Employees of the City:
Requesting Advisory
Opinions from the City Attorney’s Office
By a written request filed with the Office of the City Attorney,
any city official or employee may request an advisory opinion with respect to
whether proposed action by that person would violate the ethics
laws.
A person who reasonably and in good faith acts in accordance with
an advisory opinion issued by the Ethics Compliance Officer may not be found to
have violated the ethics laws by engaging in conduct approved in the advisory
opinion, provided that:
(1) he or she requested the issuance of the opinion;
(2) the request for the opinion fairly and accurately disclosed
all relevant facts; and
(3) less than five years elapsed between the date of the opinion
was issued and the date of the conduct in question.
You may send a written request for opinion to Helen Valkavich by:
Email: Helen.Valkavich@sanantonio.gov
Mail: Helen Valkavich
Office
of the City Attorney
City
Hall –
The
advisory opinions are posted on the city Web page, in a manner that does not
reveal the identity of the person making the inquiry. You may call Helen
Valkavich at the City Attorney’s Office at 207-8940 if you have questions or
need additional information.
For
Individuals who are not Officials or Employees
of the
City, and for Former Officials or
Employees of the City:
By a written request filed with the City Clerk, any person, except
a current city official or city employee, may request an advisory opinion for
an interpretation of the ethics laws, but only with respect to whether proposed
action by that person would violate the ethics laws.
You may send a written request for opinion to the Ethics Review
Board through the Office of the City Clerk by:
Email: Rosalinda.Diaz@sanantonio.gov
Mail: Ethics Review Board
c/o Rosalinda Diaz
Office
of the City Clerk
City
Hall –
The
Ethics Review Board opinions are posted on the city Web page, in a manner that
does not reveal the identity of the person making the inquiry. You may call Rosalinda Diaz at the City
Clerk’s Office at 207-7021 if you have questions or need additional
information.