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/""-- B. No public official or employee shall attempt to influence the hiring or appointment of any relative by the City. C. No public officer or employee with respect to any con- tract or transaction which is, or may be, the subject of an official act or action of the City, shall personally acquire an interest in any property which may be affected by such City action; nor, disclose any confidential information concerning a contract or transaction which may involve the City for the purpose of advancing any private interest. D. No public officer or employee shall engage in or accept private employment or render service for private interest when such employment or service would tend to impair his independence of judg- ment or action in the performance of his official duties unless dis- closure is made as provided in this Chapter. E. No public officer or employee shall appear on behalf of any persons, other than himself, his spouse, minor children, parents, or grandparents before any City agency. However, a member of the City Council may appear before any municipal agency on behalf of his constituents in the course of his duties as a rep- resentative of the electorate or in the performance of public or civic obligations. F. No public officer or employee who in his capacity as such officer or employee participates in the making of a contract in which he has a private pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, or performs in regard to that contract some function requiring the exer- cise of discretion on his part, shall enter into any contract with the City unless the contract is awarded through proper bid process, as required by section 3.08.010 of this Code. G. No public officer shall request or permit the unauthor- ized use of any City owned vehicles, equipment, personnel, materials, or property for personal convenience or profit. H. No public officer or employee shall request or grant any special consideration, treatment, or advantage to any citizen beyond that which is available to every other citizen in similar circumstances or need. 1. A public offi.cial or employee shall not, at any time within two years after his termination from the City, for any remunera- tion appear before any Board, commission, conunittee, or agency of the Ci ty in relation to or wi t:h respect to any matter in which he was directly involved in the review, acceptance or control of such matter while a city official or E!mployee. J. At any meeting or gathering of four or more members of the City Councilor any appointed Board of the City, the Council or Board members shall not: discuss any public business influencing or bearing upon any city policy making unless such meeting is open to the general public and prior notice for such meeting has been given. This section shall not apply to meetings devoted solely and entirely to personnel matters, attorney-client matters, and/or to discuss the purchase or sale of water rights for the City. 2.80.040 Disclosure A. A public officer or employee shall dispose of any private interest which he may have in an official act or transaction as follows: 1. Any elected or appointed public official who has any financial interest in any proposed City action before the City Councilor a City Board of which the public official is a member shall inunediately disclose such interest as a part of the public proceedings. After such disclosure the public official may respond to any questions on the matter, but the public official shall not vote on the matter. -3-