The legislative body finds and declares that:
(A) Public office and employment with the city and county are public trusts;
(B) The vitality and stability of the city and county government depends upon the public’s confidence in the integrity of its elected and appointed officers, employees, board or commission members. Whenever the public perceives a conflict between the private interests and public duties of a city or county officer, employee, board or commission member, that confidence is imperiled; and
(C) The city and county government has a duty to provide its citizens with standards by which they may determine whether public duties are being faithfully performed, and to make its officers, employees, board or commission members aware of the standards which the citizenry rightfully expects them to comply with while conducting their public duties.
(Prior Code, § 33.02) (Ord. 28-1994, passed 10-24-1994)