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Resolution No. 8593 Page 5 When this happens, the City Attorney must be consulted and the final vote should carry a public notice explaining what took place, and how it was resolved. section 5. Handlinq Alleqed violations of Code of Ethics. A. An Ethics Commission is hereby established. The Commission shall be composed of three individuals, two of whom shall be residents of the city and the third shall be a nonresident. Initial appointments shall be for terms of one, two, and three years respectively. Thereafter, appointments shall be for three year terms. The city Council shall appoint a chairperson and secretary from the Commission membership. Allegations of violations of this code against public officials, except employees who are subordinate to the City Manager, shall be referred to the Ethics Commission for investigation. Allegations which may constitute a violation of a federal, state, or local statute shall be referred to the appropriate criminal authority. Results of the investigation of the Ethics Commission shall be reported to the city Council along with the Commission's recommendation for disposition. Thereafter, the City council shall take appropriate action which may include censure of a Council Member, discipline of City Manager, or no action. The Commission shall conduct an organizational meeting during January of each year, and thereafter meet only at the request of the city Councilor City Manager. B. Allegations against public officials who are subordinate to the City Manager including the Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief, shall be handled by the City Manager. The city Manager may take appropriate disciplinary action against employees violating this code. section 6. Disclosure of Financial Interests. Not later than ninety (90) 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.