of specifications, awards, grants, or contracts.
B. Interest in City contracts. The Mayor and members of the City Council, and by extension their Executive Assistants and their appointed Commissioners, shall not have a personal investment or monetary interest in any contract made by the City, except contracts relating to the performance of their official City duties. C. Knowledge of and agreement to abide by provisions. The Mayor and members of the City Council and their Executive Assistants and appointed Commissioners shall at the time of their election or appointment or upon the effective date of this Section 3, whichever occurs earlier, sign an appropriate form prepared by the City Clerk reciting their knowledge of the provisions of this Section 3 and their agreement to abide by such provisions.
Section 4.
Enforcement of City allegiance and proper conduct provisions.
A. The provisions of Section 3 above express standards of ethical conduct expected for City officials and employees. As an expression of such standards, the provisions of Section 3 are intended to be self-enforcing for the most part. City officials and employees themselves have the primary responsibility to assure that ethical standards are understood and met, and that the public can continue to have full confidence in the integrity of government. It will be most effective when City officials and employees are thoroughly familiar with the expressed standards and embrace them. B. A violation of the provisions of Section 3 above shall not be considered and shall not constitute a basis for challenging the validity of any decision by the City Council or any other body or agency of the City. C. All suspected violations of Section 3 above that also pertain to provisions of the Political Reform Act (California Government Code section 81000 et seq.) should be reported to the Fair Political Practices Commission of the State of California. D. All suspected violations of Section 3 above that may independently constitute criminal offenses, including those outside of the purview of the Fair Political Practices Commission, should be reported to the office of the Orange County District Attorney. E. Except as otherwise expressly provided by State law, the following shall constitute the exclusive means and procedures of enforcing the provisions of Section 3 above: 1. Alleged violations of Section 3 committed by the Mayor, a member of the City Council or a member of a City commission should be reported in writing to the City Attorney. Upon receipt of the report, the City Attorney shall discuss the matter with the person who is the subject of the allegation, advising such person of the alleged violation and endeavoring to avoid future violations in
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