Petition for declaratory ruling and waiver.
San Antonio City Code § 2-88
in effectSec. 2-88. - Petition for declaratory ruling and waiver.
(a) Any city official or employee against whom public allegations of ethics or campaign finance violations have been made in the media or elsewhere shall have the right to file a sworn statement with the city clerk affirming their innocence, and to request the ethics review board to investigate and make known its findings, and make any relevant recommendations concerning the issue.
(b) Any city official or employee or person subject to the ethics code or municipal campaign finance code who believes they have unknowingly committed an act in violation of a provision of this ethics code or the municipal campaign finance code may submit a sworn request for a waiver of the application of either code for that past act. The ethics review board shall investigate and make known its findings, and make any relevant recommendations to the city council concerning the issue. The city council may only act to waive the application of either code following receipt of the recommendation of the ethics review board.
(c) The ethics review board is authorized to impose the sanctions contained within this code when making their ruling.
(Ord. No. 2013-05-09-0317, § 2(Att. B), 5-9-13; Ord. No. 2018-06-21-0491, § 1(Att. A), 6-21-18; Ord. No. 2024-05-02-0274, § 1(Att. A), 5-2-24)
Source: City of San Antonio, City Code, City Charter and Unified Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/san_antonio/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH2AD_ARTIIICOET_DIV8ETREBO_S2-88PEDERUWAFetched: 10/27/2026