(a) No Council member shall disclose or use, without appropriate authorization, any information acquired in the course of his or her official duties which has been clearly designated by the City Manager or presiding officer of the meeting to him or her as confidential when a confidential designation is warranted because of the status of the proceedings or the circumstances under which the information was received, and preserving its confidentiality is necessary to the proper conduct of government business.
(b) Council members who violate this rule shall be subject to expulsion by a vote of five members of Council, after receiving notice of the charge and an opportunity to be heard.
(Ord. 88-23, passed 3-14-1988)
(c) All subjects discussed in executive session are considered confidential unless by majority vote of Council any part or all of the information that was received is released from the confidentiality.
(Ord. 89-116, passed 8-28-1989)
(d) Council members who are not present at an executive session of Council may be informed of the content of the executive session on a confidential basis by any other member of Council or the City Manager provided that the absent Council member is not precluded from having the information due to conflict that might otherwise exclude that Council member from participating in the executive session.
(Ord. 91-60, passed 5-13-1991; Ord. 2023-42, passed 3-13-2023)