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E. "Official Action" means any legislative, adminis- trative, or appointive act of any officer or employee of the City or any agency, board, con~ittee or commission thereof. F. "Public Officer or Employee" means any persons holding a position by election, appointment, or employment in the service of the City, whether paid or unpaid. 2.80.030 Code of Ethics The following requirements shall constitute a Code of Ethics establishing reasonable standards and guidelines for the ethical conduct of public officer and employees of the City: A. No public officer or employee having the power or duty to perform an official act, related to a contract or trans- action which is the subject of an official act or action of the City, shall: 1. Have or thereafter acquire an interest in such contract or transaction, unless said contract or transaction re- sulted from the proper bid process for the City. 2. Have an interest in any business entity repre- senting, advising, or appearing on behalf of any person involved in such contract or transaction with the City, or: 3. Have solicited or accepted present or future employment with a person or business entity involved in such con- tract or transaction with the City, or; 4. Have solicited, accepted, or granted a present or future gift, favor, service, or thing of value from or to a person involved in a contract or transaction with the City, except that provisions of the subsection shall not apply to an occasional non-pecuniary gift of $20.00 in value or less, to an award pub- lically presented in recognition of public service. B. No public official or employee shall attempt to in- fluence the hiring or appointment of any relative by the City. C. No relative shall be hired into any position unless proper notification and advertisement has been made to insure all potential applicants receive an equal opportunity for employment. D. No public officer or employee with respect to any contract 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 action; nor, disclose any confidential information concerning a contract or transaction which may involve the City for the purpose of ad- vancing any private interest. E. No public Elmployee shall engage in or accept private employment or render service for private interest when such em- ployment or service would tend to impair his independence of judgement or action in the performance of his official duties. F. No public official shall engage in or accept private employment or render service for private interest when such employ- ment or service would tend to impair his independence of judgement or action in the performance of his offic~al duties, unless, such official discloses the conflict for the public record and abstains from voting on such issue. Furthermore, the official shall remove himself from the room where such discussion and voting takes place. G. 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 be- half of his constituents in the course of his duties as a repre~ sentative of the electorate or in the performance of public or civic obligations. H. 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 exercise of discretion on his part, shall enter into any con- tract with the City unless the contract is awarded through proper bid process, as required by section 3.08.010 of this code. <599 /2