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B. Any other public official or employee who has an interest in any proposed official action of the City shall disclose as a matter of the public record of the proceedings, the nature and extent of such interest. The public board, committee, or commission shall decide if it desires the official or employee to participate in the discussion on the proposed official action. 2.80.050 provisions of this Chapter shall be enforced as follows: A. The City Prosecuting Attorney shall have the primary responsibility for the enforcement of this Code. He shall have the power to investigate any complaint and to prosecute any criminal or civil action on behalf of the City. B. Any person who believes that a violation of any portion of this chapter has occurred and wishes to initiate proceedings on such an alleged violation shall file a written and signed complaint with the City Council. C. The Mayor sha.ll direct the City Prosecuting Attorney to investigate or prosecute any apparent violation of this chapter. Should any alleged violati.on involve a member of the City Councilor the City Attorney, the Mayor shall determine if any grounds exist for such allegations to warrant the appointment of a qualified attorney outside the City Prosecuting Attorney's staff to investigate or prosecute any alleged violation. Should the alleged violation in- volve the Mayor, City Council shall determine if any grounds exist as to such allegations to warrant the appointment of a qualified attorney outside the City Prosecuting Attorney's staff to investigate or prosecute any alleged violation. D. In the event that either the Mayor or the City Council refuses to act in good faith in appointing a special prosecutor for alleged violations under this chapter, or the Prosecuting Attorney refuses or fails to act in good faith in investigating or prosecuting an alleged violation under this chapter, the complaintant may institute the appropriate civil action in the District Court of Boulder County, seeking an Order for a special prosecutor. In the event the District Court determines that either the City officials or the complaintant acted in "bad faith" relative to such civil action, the Court in its discretion may award court costs and reason- able attorney's fees to the prevailing party. 2.80.060 Advisory Opinions In the event any public officer or employee is uncertain as to the applicability olE any provisions of this Chapter to a parti- cular situation, or as to the definition of terms used herein, he may apply to the City Prosecu1ting Attorney for an advisory opinion. An officer or employee shall have the opportunity to present his inter- pretation of the facts at issue and of the applicability of provisions of this Chapter before such advisory opinion is made. All advisory opinions shall be: A. Binding upon the City, the City Council, and the Ci ty Attorney and any subsequent actions concerning the public officer or employee who sought the opinion and acted on it in good faith, unless material facts were admitted or mis-stated in their request for the advisory opinion; B. Be open to the public and shall be publicly posted; C. If the opinion concludes that the public officer or -4-