A. Any employee found to have knowingly violated any provision of this chapter shall be subject to employment sanctions, including discharge, as allowed by collective bargaining agreements and the city's personnel policy manual as currently exists or may be amended from time to time. (Ord. M-17-07, 5-7-2007)
B. Any city official or member of the planning and zoning board found to have knowingly violated any provision of this chapter shall be subject to such penalty as may be determined by the city council within its authority to mete out disciplinary measures. (Ord. M-17-07, 5-7-2007; amd. Ord. Z-29-15, 10-5-2015)
C. In addition to the foregoing, any person found by a court to be guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter, upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine as set out in the general penalty in section 1-4-1 of this title for each day of violation.
D. An ethics officer is hereby created who is hereby empowered to take any written complaints of any violation of provisions of this chapter. The ethics officer shall be entitled to investigate and make a written determination upon the alleged ethical violation. The ethics officer may make any such recommendations, as he or she may deem appropriate, to the corporate authorities. The ethics officer shall be appointed by the city manager for a term of one year and may be reappointed thereafter as the city manager deems appropriate. (Ord. M-17-07, 5-7-2007)