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., 1. No public officer shall request or permit the unu authorized use of any City owned vehicles, equipment, personnel, materials, or property for personal convenience or profit. J. No public officer or employee shall request or grant an special consideration, treatment, or advantage to any citizen beyond that which is available to every other citizen in similar circumstances or need. K. A public official or employee shall not, at any time within two years after his termination from the City, appear before any Board, commission, committee, or agency of the City in relation to or with respect to any matter in wht h he was directly involved in the review, acceptance, policy formulation, or administration of such matter while a city official or employee. L. At any meeting or gathering of three or more members of the City Councilor any appointed Board of the City, the Council or Board members shall not discuss any public business, nor shall matters pertaining to public business be presented unless such meeting is open to the general public and prior notice for such meet- ing has been given. This section shall not apply to meetings de- voted 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 disclose any private interest which he may have in an official act or transaction as follows: l. Any elected or appointed public official or employee who has any financial interest in any proposed City action before the City Councilor a City Board of which the public official/employee is a member shall immediately disclose the nature of such interest, with such disclosure to be a matter of public record. 2.80.050 Enforcement 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 alleged violation shall file a written and signed complaint with the City Council. C. The Mayor shall direct the City Prosecuting Attorney to investigate or prosecute any apparent violation of this chapter within 10 days. Should any alleged violation 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 involve 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 1n good faith in investigating or prose- cuting 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. E. 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 reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party. 699/3