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City attorney outlines municipal code of ethics, conflict rules and gift guidance
Summary
City attorney Mr. Ganson briefed council on the municipal code of ethics and state law, covering financial conflicts, remote-interest exceptions, prohibited uses of office, gifts/gratuities guidance and consequences including civil penalties and void contracts.
City attorney Mister Ganson delivered a refresher on municipal ethics law at the council meeting Jan. 7, explaining statutory prohibitions and the city’s local code provisions and answering a range of council questions.
Ganson described the law’s focus on financial conflicts in contracts and noted a handful of "remote interest" exceptions—such as non-remunerated nonprofit roles, fixed-wage employment by a contracting party or holding less than 1% of shares—that, with disclosure and recusal, may allow otherwise problematic…
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