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C. If the City Attorney_or City Manager determines that the subject of the complaint may ha.ve committed a crime, the City Attorney and City Manager sha11 refer the matter to the appropriate criminal authority. D. If the criminal proceeding ends with a sentencing, said sentencing sha11 be considered to be the final disposition of the complaint. E. If there has been no violation of a criminal law, the City Attorney or City Manager, as the case may be, shall issue a r�port that docuFnents the results of the City Attorney's or City Manager's investigation(s}. 1. The report shall be sent directly to the City Council if the compla.int involves an Etlucs Commission member. The Council sha11 have the authority to dismiss any Ethics Commission member found to have violated the Ethics Code. 2. The report shall be sent to the Ethics Commission if the complaint invo�ves other Public Officials. The Ethics Coinmission shall have the authority to convene and issue it's own report and recommendation to the Ci�y Council. Thereafter, the City Council shall talce 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 term "clear and convincing evidence" shall mean that burden of proof as defined by Minuesota State law. G. In processing complaints, the City Attorney, City Mana.ger, Ethics Comrnission and City Council sha11 process and maintain data in a ma,nner consistent with Minn. Sta.t. Ch. 13, the Minnesota Data Practices Act. Section 6. Disclosure of Financial Interests Not later than ninety (90) da.ys after the date of approval of this Code, each Public Official of the City sha11 file as a public record, in the office of the City Mana.ger, 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 tha.n property occupied as a personal residence. 7