Council members Stephanie Davis and Bill Colbert are pushing the reform, saying they want to increase residents' faith in local government.

"We want to set the example," Colbert said. "A lot of times in public discourse you hear people feel their elected officials and other folks in government are taking advantage of their positions.

"It's good to put up the higher standard and ensure them our goals are better and we're above that."

Colbert added that the city used Park City's ethics ordinance as a basis to beef up what had been a brief, four-paragraph section of Draper's City Code.

Though it has been trimmed in recent weeks, the draft ordinance is nearly 15 pages long and addresses conflicts of interest and disclosure of information, as well as an array of other issues.

Davis said the lengthy code was consolidated, and the penalties section was changed to better adhere to State Code.

If someone violates the ethics ordinance, that section says they will be found guilty of a class B misdemeanor and possibly removed from office - or fired.

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