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C. If the City Attorney or City Manager determines that the subject of the complaint <br /> may have committed a crime, the City Attorney and City Manager shall refer the <br /> matter to the appropriate criminal authority. <br /> D. If the criminal proceeding ends with a sentencing, said sentencing shall be <br /> considered to be the final disposition of the complaint. <br /> E. If there has been no violation of a criminal law, the City Attorney or City <br /> Manager, as the case may be, shall issue a report that documents the results of the <br /> City Attorney's or City Manager's investigation(s). <br /> 1. The report shall be sent directly to the City Council if the complaint <br /> involves an Ethics Commission member. The Council shall have the <br /> authority to dismiss any Ethics Commission member found to have violated <br /> the Ethics Code. <br /> 2. The report shall be sent to the Ethics Commission if the complaint involves <br /> other Public Officials. The Ethics Commission shall have the authority to <br /> convene and issue it's own report and recommendation to the City Council. <br /> Thereafter, the City Council shall take action as the Council deems <br /> appropriate. <br /> F. The standard for decisions regarding allegations of ethical violations covered by <br /> Section 3 of this code shall be "clear and convincing evidence." The term "clear <br /> and convincing evidence" shall mean that burden of proof as defined by <br /> Minnesota State law. <br /> G. In processing complaints, the City Attorney, City Manager, Ethics Commission <br /> and City Council shall process and maintain data in a manner consistent with <br /> Minn. Stat. Ch. 13, the Minnesota Data Practices Act. <br /> Section 6. Disclosure of Financial Interests <br /> Not later than ninety (90) days after the date of approval of this Code, each Public <br /> Official of the City shall file as a public record, in the office of the City Manager, a <br /> statement containing the following: <br /> 1. A list naming all business enterprises known by the Public Official to be <br /> licensed by or to be doing business with the City in which the Public <br /> Official or any member of the Public Official's immediate family is <br /> connected as an employee, officer, owner, investor, creditor of, director, <br /> trustee, partner, advisor, or consultant; and <br /> 2. A list of the Public Officials and members of the Public Officials' <br /> immediate family's interests in real property located in the City or which <br /> may be competing with the interests of the City located elsewhere, other <br /> than property occupied as a personal residence. <br /> 7 <br />