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1. The report shall be sent directly to the City Council if the complaint involves an Ethics Commission member. The Council shall have the authority to dismiss any Ethics Commission member ber found to have violated the Ethics Code. 2. The report shall be seat to the Ethics Commission if the complaint involves other Public officials. The Ethics Commission shall have the authority to convene and issue it's own report and recommendation to the City Council. Thereafter, the City Council shall take action as the Council deems appropriate. F. The standard for decisions regarding allegations of ethical violations covered by Section 3 of this code shall be `clear and convincing evidence." The terms. "clear and convincing evidence" shall mean that burden of proof as defined by Minnesota State law. G. In processing complaints, the City Attorney, City Manager, Ethics Commission and City Council shall process and maintain data in a manner consistent with Minn. Stat. Ch. 13, the Minnesota Data practices Act. Section 6.2iselosure of Financial Interests Not later than ninety days after the date of approval of this Code, each Public Official of the City shall file as a public record, in the office of the City Manager, a statement containing the following: 1. A list naming all business enterprises known by the public Official to be licensed by or to be doing business with the City in which the public Official or any member of the Public official's immediate family is connected as an employee, officer, owner, investor, creditor of, director, trustee, partner, advisor, or consultant; and 2. A list of the public officials and members of the Public Officials' immediate family's interests in real property located in the City or which may be competing with the interests of the City located elsewhere, other than property occupied as a personal residence. Each person who enters upon duty after the date of this code in an office or position as to which a statement is required by this Code shall file such a. statement on forms to be provided by the City not less than thirty days after the date of his /her entrance on duty. Each person who made an initial filing shall file a new Statement by January 30 of each year thereafter giving the information called for above as of the time of the new statement. If a change in financial interest or property ownership occurs between filings, new filing shall be made within thirty 3 days of the change. 7