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Section 3 . The following Sections under Section 2.80.050 shall be amended as follows: 2.80.050 - ENFORCEMENT B. Any person who believes that a violation of any portion of this Chapter has occurred and wished to initiate proceedings on such alleged violations shall file a written and signed complaint with the Mayor. C. Within ten ( 1 0 ) days of his receipt of the complaint, the Mayor shall direct the City Prosecuting Attorney to investigate or prosecute the alleged violation, and the City Prosecuting Attorney shall investigate the allegation in a reasonable time thereafter. Should any alleged violation involve a member of the City Council or 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, the 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. E. In the event that the District Court determines that either the City officials or the complaintant acted in bad faith relative to such civil action, the Court in it's discretion may award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party. In addition, if the City Prosecutor determines that either the City officials or the complaintant acted in bad faith or that the complaint was groundless and frivilous, then the costs of the investigation including reasonable attorney fees may be assessed against the person acting in bad faith or filing the groundless and frivolous complaint. Section 4 . Section 2.80.060 shall be amended as follows: - 2.80.060 - ADVISORY OPINIONS In the event any public officer or employee is uncertain as to the applicability of any provisions of this code to a particular situation, or as to the definition of terms used in this Chapter, the employee of officer may apply in writing to the City Prosecuting Attorney for an advisory opinion. The officer or employee shall have the opportunity to present his interpretation of the facts at issue and of the applicability of the provisions of this Chapter before such advisory opinion is made. All advisory opinions shall be: B . Open to the public and shall be publicly posted, unless the City Prosecutor believes it to be in the best interest of the City to not make said opinion available to the public. In the event -4-