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M. Of�cial Action. No Public Official shall take an official action o�� attempt to influence arly process which will benefit any person or entity where such Public Official would not have otherwise have tal<en such action but foz• the Public Of�cial's family relationship, friendship, or business relationship with such person or �ntity. N. Compliance with Laws Public Of�cials shall comply with all ]oca] ardinances and State and Federa] Statutes including, but not limited to, the Critnina] Code, Fair Campaign Praetices Act, and laws governing the funetioning of municipalities, their elected and appointed officials, and employees, O, Coot�eration with Ethics Committee Investi ations Public Of�cials shall caaperate with ethics investigations and shal] respond in good faith ta reasonable requests for information. P, Resolution of Ethics Com laints The Ethics Commission, City Attorney, or City Manager, as the case may be, shall promptly attend to all ethics cQmplaints in the manner provided in this Code. It is expected that most cpmplaints wi11 be investigated as necessary and presented to the City Council for consideration within 45 days of submission of the complaint. �ectiot� 4. S�eeial Consideratior�s Situatic�ns can arise whel•e a member of a commission, a board, or the City Council abstains from voting because of a conflict of interest, but his or her abstention becomes a vote either for or against the matter because a majority are required ta pass or reject that matte�-. This can happen where four-fifths vote is needad to pass an issue, or the vote has ta be a clear majority and a split vote does not pass or reject. When this happens, the City Attorney must be consulted and the �nal vote should carry a public natice explaining what took place, and how it was resolved. Sectia�_�. �Iandlrn� Alle�ed Violations of Code of Ethics A. Camplaints alleging ethical violations by Public Officiais must be submitted in wri�ten form to the City Attorney, Complaints alleging ethical vio�ations by City emp]oyee Public Officials shall be submitted in written form tc� the City Manager, B. The City Attorney shall investigate aIl ethics complaints_pertaining to non- emplayee Public Officials unless the City Attorney has a conflict, in whieh case autside counsel will be assigned the complaint, The City Manager will investigate eamplaints pertaining to employee Public Of�cials.