The City Attorney, John Duval, has told the City Council they can exempt themselves from the restrictions under Amendmetn 41 that limits what a local official can receive in gifts in a single year from special interests at $50. All they need to do as a home rule city is create their own regulations.
Here is the question, is it appropriate for the Loveland City Council to try and evade that public mandate for ethics reforms of local officials by setting-up a less restrictive code for themselves before Amendment 41 take effect? Otherwise, the maximum gift they or other senior officials could accept from the developers like the McWhinneys would be capped at $50 per year.
