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) i' -- ~ incumbent has no change of financial condition regarding the disclosed items since previously filing a disclosure statement. 2.80.060. Enforcement. The provisions of Sections 2.80.030 through 2.80.050 shall be enforced as follows: A. The city prosecuting attorney shall have the primary responsibility for administration of said provisions. B. Any person who believes that a public officer or employee has violated any of said provisions and wishes to initiate proceedings on such alleged violations shall file a written complaint with the prosecuting attorney. The complaint shall state in detail the facts of the alleged violation, shall specify the section or sections of this chapter alleged to have been violated, and shall contain a sworn or verified statement signed by the complainant and stating that, under penal ty of perj ury and to the best of the complainant' s knowledge, information, and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, there exists probable cause for the complaint, the complaint is well grounded in fact and law, and the complaint is filed in good faith and not out of malice or any other improper motive or purpose. Any complaint which does not contain such a signed statement shall be returned forthwith to the complainant without action. C. If the complaint is made against a public officer, within ten days after receipt of the complaint the city prosecuting attorney shall forward a copy of the complaint to the officer against whom the complaint is made and to an advisory judge referred to in Section 2.80.070. The city prosecuting attorney shall request the advisory judge to appoint a qualified disinterested attorney to serve as special prosecutor. If, within ten days after the request, the advisory judge has not appointed a special prosecutor, the city's municipal judge shall appoint a qualified disinterested attorney to serve as special prosecutor. The reasonable expenses and fees of an advisory judge making such an appointment and of the attorney serving as special prosecutor shall be paid by the city. The attorney recommended or appointed pursuant to this subsection C shall serve as special prosecutor for purposes of investigation and action on the complaint, and shall take such actions concerning the complaint as are consistent with this chapter, the Colorado municipal court rules of procedure, and the prosecutor's ethical responsibil i ties. Before completing the investigation, the special prosecutor shall provide the officer against whom the complaint is made an opportunity to provide information concerning the complaint. 8