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C. If the City Attorney_or City Manager determines that the subject of the complaint tnay have committed a crime, the City Attorney and City Manager shall ref'er the matter to the appropriate criminal authority. D. If the eriminal proceeding ends with a sentencing, said sentencing sha11 be . cansidered to be the final disposition of the complaint. E. If there has been no violation of a criminal la�v, the City Attarney or City Manager, as the case may be, shall issue a report that documents the results of the City Attorney's or City Manager's investigation(s), 1. 7'he report shall be sent directly to the City Council if the complaint involves an Ethics Commission member. The Council sha3� have the authority to dismiss any Ethics Commission member faund to have violated the Ethics Code. 2. The report shall be sent to the Ethics Commission if the ec�mp]aint involves other Public Officials, The Ethic� ('nmm;.c�,�„ �hati t,�.,� f�,p �„+�,�r.�., �,. convene and issue it's own report and recommendation ta the City Council, Thereafter, the City Council shall take action as the Cauncil deems appropriate. F. The standard for decisions regarding allegations of ethical vioiations 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 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, H. A complainant rraav withdraw a com�laint, filed �nder this Code at any tirrfle, In writ�n� with the Citv Manager or City r�ttorney Unaess the Citv Council directs c��herwi�e, C`ity �ersonnel need not take any further action in accordance with the Code �fter such withdrawal. Qnce ac�e tance b the �ity Cauncil has been �ranted, the City Attornev or City Mana�er shall �rravlde n�tice to ihe corrdplainant, the subiect af the compEaint if appropriate, and t��e Ethres Comrr�ission that the withdrawal has been acce ted. Section G. Disc�osure of �'inancial In�erests Not later than ninety (90) days after the date of approval of this Code, each Public Offici�l of the City shall �le as a public record, in the of�ce of the City Manager, a statement containing the following: 7