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MEMORANDUM LARKIN, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN, LTD. Attorneys at Law • 1500 Norwest Financial Center 7900 Xerxes Avenue South Bloomington, Minnesota 55431 Telephone: (612)835-3800 FAX: (612) 896-3333 TO: Mayor Henry A. Duitsman and Members of the City Council FROM: Peter Beck, City Attorney DATE: September 12 , 1994 RE: Conflict of Interest Ordinance Earlier this year the City Council directed me to amend the City' s Conflict of Interest Ordinance to eliminate certain sections which were too broad and to generally bring the ordinance into closer conformance with the state conflict of interest laws applicable to municipalities . In response to this direction I have prepared, and attach for Council review and consideration, two possible revisions of the Conflict of Interest Ordinance. In Option 1 (attached Exhibit A) I have tried to address the City • Council ' s concerns with the existing ordinance, while still maintaining a conflict of interest policy that applies to all City officials and employees . Option 2 (attached Exhibit C) simply incorporates the applicable state laws, which apply only to "public officials" and "local officials" as those terms are defined in state statutes . Option 2 would not apply to all employees. I am recommending the Council adopt Option 1, with further revisions if deemed necessary after Council review and discussion. I believe that this option addresses the concerns which the City Council had earlier this year, while still maintaining a comprehensive conflict of interest policy applicable to all City employees, consistent with the Council ' s action in early 1993 when the existing ordinance was adopted. Attached to this memo please find the following exhibits : Exhibit X , Option 1 Exhibit ' q Option 1 in "redlined" format, showing changes from the existing ordinance • Z 'd 9Z:ST b66T 'ZT '60 S9Z£968-ZI9 N32194NI1 h1tl4 NtiW330H NIN21N1 W0213