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1301.3 This Statement of Ethics shall be liberally construed in favor of protecting the public's interest in full disclosure of conflicts of interest and promoting ethical standards of conduct. 1302: ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT: Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 1OA, Ethics in Government, is incorporated herein by reference. This policy shall be construed and interpreted in consultation with the City Attorney according to Minnesota Statutes and case law. i 1303: GIFTS AND FAVORS: No public official shall accept any valuable gift, favor or thing of value, regardless of amount whether in the form of money, service, loan, thing or promise from any person which to the official's knowledge is concerned, directly or indirectly in any manner whatsoever in business dealings with the City. 1304: USE OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES: No public official shall request or permit the unauthorized use of City-owned vehicles, equipment, materials, property, labor or services for personal convenience or profit. 1305: CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Except as authorized in Minn. Stat. 471.88, a public officer who is authorized to take part in any manner in making any sale, lease, or contract in official capacity shall not voluntarily have a personal financial interest in that sale, lease, or contract or personally benefit financially therefrom. (Minn. Stat. Section 471.87) 1306 A public official or local official elected to or appointed by a metropolitan governmental unit who in the discharge of official duties would be required to take an action or make a decision that would substantially affect the official's financial interests or those of an associated business, unless the effect on the official is no greater than on other members of the official's business classification, profession or occupation, must take the following actions: 1306.1 Advise the City Attorney of the potential conflict of interest as soon as possible, preferably before the meeting; and 1306.2 The City Attorney shall determine whether a disqualifying conflict of interest exists. 1306.3 Any council member shall orally inform the City Council of the potential conflict and abstain from any participation in that agenda item. 1307: The purpose behind the creation of a rule, which would disqualify public-officials from participating in proceedings in a decision-making capacity when they have a direct conflict of interest in its outcome, is to insure that their decision will not be an arbitrary reflection of their own selfish interests. There is no settled general rule as to whether such an interest will disqualify an official. Each case must be decided on the basis of the particular facts present. Among the relevant factors that should be considered in making this determination are: (1) nature of the decision being made; (2) the nature of the pecuniary interest; (3) the number of officials making the decision who are interested; (4) the need, if any, to have interested persons make the decision; and (5) the other means available, if any, such as the opportunity for review, that serve to insure that the officials will not act arbitrarily to further their selfish interests. M\Council\B Maws\Oily COMICII By`aw s Revised,.3une 2.0'12.doc 21