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<br />e <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 94 - ~ <br />CITY OF ELK RIVER <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 218.08(9) OF THE ELK <br />RIVER CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING THE CITY'S <br />CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Section 1. Section 218.08(9) of the Elk River Code of <br />Ordinances is amended to read as follows: <br /> <br />218.08(9) Conflict of Interest. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />a. Introduction. The credibility of local government rests <br />heavily upon the confidence which citizens have in public <br />officials and employees to render fair and impartial services <br />to all citizens without regard to personal interest and/or <br />political influence. Thus, City officials and employees must <br />scrupulously avoid any activity which suggests a conflict of <br />interest between their private interests and City <br />responsibilities. Officials and employees of the City, or <br />their family members, shall not engage or have financial <br />interest in any business or other activity which could <br />reasonably lead to a conflict of interest with the official's <br />or employee'S primary City responsibilities. "Family membersll <br />of an official.or employee shall be deemed to be the official <br />or employee'S spouse, parents, children, siblings, brothers-in- <br />law, and sisters-in-law and the lineal descendants of any of <br />them. Examples of activities which are not in accordance with <br />this policy include, but are not limited to the following: <br /> <br />(1) Entering into any sale, lease or contract in <br />violation of Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.87- <br />471.89; <br /> <br />(2) Acceptance by a local official of any gift from an <br />interested person in violation of Minnesota Statutes <br />Section 471.895; <br /> <br />(3) Activities which require the official or employee to <br />interpret City codes, ordinances, or regulations when <br />such activity involves matters with which the <br />official or employee has business and/or family ties; <br /> <br />(4) Consulting activities carried out within the City if <br />such consulting involves talents or skills primarily <br />related to the official's or employee'S City work <br />responsibilities; <br /> <br />e <br />