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15.180. Ethical aspiration. We complywith both the letter and the spirit of applicablefederal and state law and regulations, the city charter, the Minneapolis Code of Ordinancesand city policies and procedures. (2003-Or-034, $1 , 3-21-03) 15.190. Avoiding bias or favoritism. When making decisions, a local official or employee shall act for the benefit ofthe city, avoid bias or favoritism, and shall respect cultural differences. (2003-Or-034,§ 1, 3-21-03) 15.200. Inappropriate influence. (a) The role of a local official or employee is to exercise his or herjt�dgrnent ta further the best interests of the city. For an appointed local official or employee this includes makln� recommendations to elected officials and orovidina elected officials with multiple policy optiqns and the advantages and disadvantagesbf these—options. Once the city council andbr the mayor officially sets policy, the job of a local official, as defined in section � 5.��m��} of this ordinance, or an employee is to implement the policy in good faith, regardless of his or her personal views. (b) An elected local official or the employee of an elected local official shall not inappropriately influence the exercise of professional judgment by the city's staff. Examples of inappropriate influence by an elected official, or the employee of an elected official, include asking or ordering an appointed local official or employee to: �� Violate this code of ethics or an applicable code of professional responsibility under which the local official or employee operates: or �2� Do a special favor or make an exception for a constituent or other individual or organization contrary to existing law or adopted city policy; or �3� Misrepresentthat local official's or employee's recommendation to other elected officials. (2003-Or-034, § 1, 3-21-03) 15.210. Ethical practices board. (a) The ethical practices boardwi(t be composedofthree (3) members appointed by an appointing committee. The members of the appointing committee shall be the Chief Judge of Hennepin County District Court, the Dean of the University of Minnesota Law School, and the Dean of the University of St. Thomas School of Law. In making the appointments,the committee shall followthe city's open appointments process, supplementedby the following: �� The city clerk shall notify non-partisan civic and community groups, colleges and universitiesof any openings on the board. �2� At least thirty (30) days prior to making an appointment, the committee stiall submit the names of the finalists for the position to the mayor and the city council for comment. (3) Withir� five (5) days of receiving the names, the city council shall schedule a public hearing to solicit public input on the finalists. The chair of the board shall be elected by the membership from among its members. �b� One (1) member of the ethical practices board will be appointed for an initial term to expire on January 2, 2005; two (2) members will be appointed for an initial term to expire on January 2, 2006. All subsequent appointments will be made for three (3) year terms. All members shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified. The appointing committee may remove a board member for cause at any time during the board member's term of office. �� No member of the ethical practices board may be a local official or city employee; the related person of a local official or city employee; a candidate for elected public office; a person who, for compensation, represents the private interests of others before the city