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Appendix G: Sample Code of Conduct Created by the League of Minnesota Cities Ethics Advisory Panel — October 2009; Revised December 2017 .01. Purpose. The City Council of the City of determines that a code of conduct for its members, as well as the members of the various boards and commissions of the City of , is essential for the public affairs of the city. By eliminating conflicts of interest and providing standards for conduct in city matters, the City Council hopes to promote the faith and confidence of the citizens of in their government and to encourage its citizens to serve on its council and commissions. .02. Standards of conduct. Subd. 1. No member of the City Council or a city board or commission may knowingly: a. Violate the Open Meeting Law. b. Participate in a matter that affects the person's financial interests or those of a business with which the person is associated, unless the effect on the person or business is no greater than on other members of the same business classification, profession, or occupation. c. Use the person's public position to secure special privileges or exemptions for the person or for others. d. Use the person's public position to solicit personal gifts or favors. e. Use the person's public position for personal gain. i Except as specifically permitted pursuant to Minn. Stat. 471.895, accept or receive any gift of substance, whether in the form of money, services, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, promise, or any other form, under circumstances in which it could be reasonably expected to influence the person, the person's performance of official action, or be intended as a reward for the person's official action. g. Disclose to the public, or use for the person's or another person's personal gain, information that was gained by reason of the person's public position if the information was not public data or was discussed at a closed session of the City Council. h. Disclose information that was received, discussed, or decided in conference with the city's legal counsel that is protected by the attorney -client privilege unless a majority of the City Council has authorized the disclosure. i. Represent private interests before the City Council or any city committee, board, commission, or agency. (optional) Subd. 2. Except as prohibited by the provisions of Minn. Stat. § 471.87, there is no violation of subdivision 1 b. of this section for a matter that comes before the council, board, or commission if the member of the council, board, or commission publicly discloses the circumstances that Minnesota Mayors 74 Association