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7 <br />1. The report shall be sent directly to the City Counc il if the complaint <br />involves an Ethics Commission memb er. The Council shall have the <br />authority to dismiss any Ethics Commi ssion member found to have violated <br />the Ethics Code. <br />2. The report shall be sent to the Et hics Commission if the complaint involves <br />other Public Officials. The Ethics Commission shall have the authority to <br />convene and issue it’s own report and r ecommendation to the City Council. <br />Thereafter, the City Council shall take action as the Council deems <br />appropriate. <br />F. The standard for decisions regarding a llegations of ethical violations covered by <br />Section 3 of this code shall be “clear and convincing evidence.” The term “clear <br />and convincing evidence” shall mean th at burden of proo f as defined by <br />Minnesota State law. <br /> <br />G. In processing complaints , the City Attorn ey, City Manager, Ethics Commission <br />and City Council shall process and maintain data in a manner consistent with <br />Minn. Stat. Ch. 13, the Minn esota Data Practices Act. <br /> <br />Section 6. Disclosure of Financial Interests <br /> <br />Not later than ninety (90) days after the da te of approval of this Code, each Public <br />Official of the City shall file as a public record, in the office of the City Manager, a <br />statement containing the following: <br /> <br />1. A list naming all business enterprises known by the Public Official to be <br />licensed by or to be doing business w ith the City in which the Public <br />Official or any member of the Pub lic Official's immediate family is <br />connected as an em ployee, officer, owner, investor, creditor of, director, <br />trustee, partner, advisor, or consultant; and <br />2. A list of the Public Officials a nd members of the Public Officials' <br />immediate family's interests in real property located in the City or which <br />may be competing with the interests of the City located elsewhere, other <br />than property occupied as a personal residence. <br /> <br />Each person who enters upon duty after the date of this code in an office or position as to <br />which a statement is required by this Code shall file such a statement on forms to be <br />provided by the City not less than thirty (30) days af ter the date of his/her entrance on <br />duty. <br /> <br />Each person who made an in itial filing shall file a new St atement by January 30 of each <br />year thereafter giving the information called for above as of the time of the new <br />statement. If a change in financial interest or property ownership occurs between filings, <br />a new filing shall be made within thirty (30) days of the change.