The legislative body of the city finds and declares that:
(A) Public office and employment with the city, and service as City Attorney and City Engineer, are public trusts;
(B) The vitality and stability of the government of this city depends upon the public’s confidence in the integrity of its elected and appointed officers, employees, and professional contractors. Whenever the public perceives a conflict between the private interests and public duties of a city officer, employee, or professional contractor, that confidence is imperiled; and
(C) The government of this city has a duty to provide its citizens with standards by which it may determine whether public duties are being faithfully performed, and to make its officers, employees, and professional contractors aware of the standards that the citizenry rightfully expects them to comply with while conducting their public duties.
(2010 Code, § 30.37) (Ord. 1, 2012, passed 3-12-2012)