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Section 8.6. Disclosure by Persons Appearing Before a City Body. Any p rson wtio appears before any city body who has had business dealings within the preceding twelve (12) m th period involving one or more transactions of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more e h quart r, or for a total of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) or more, within the precedin 12-mo th period with a council member, commissioner, or business entity in which a c cil niember or commissioner has a substantial interest, shall disclose such business dealings at the t e of the appearance. Any person who shall intentionally or knowingly fail to make the a oresaid isclosure shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in accordance with this Or inance Article 9. Ethics Commission Section 9.1. Establishment of an Ethics Commission. The Ethics Commiss on esta lished by Section 12.01 of the City Charter shall be composed of seven (7) members, a11 o whom rl reside in the City. Section 9.2. Enumeration. Each Commission member shall be appointed by t e city uncil and shall occupy a position on the Commission, such positions being numbered 1 hrough . Section 9.3. Terms of Office. The Commission members shall be appoint d to t (2) year staggered terms, except the Commission member appointed by the Mayor shal be app inted to a three (3) year term. Positions 1, 3, and 5 shall be appointed in odd numbered ye s cons stent with Section 5.02 of the City Charter provision for two (2) year terms, and positions , 4, an6 shall be appointed in even numbered years consistent with Section 5.02 of the City Ch er for t o(2) year terms. Position 7, the position on the Commission nominated by the Mayor, hall be ppointed consistent with City Charter provision Section 5.02 for three (3) year terms. Section 9.4. Vacancies. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. A membe~ shall hold office until his successor has been appointed by the city council. Section 9.5. Election of Chairperson and Vice-chairperson. The Commi sion sh 11 elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson to one (1) year terms. The vice-chairp rson s all act as chairperson in the absence of the chairperson. In the event the chairperson o vice-c airperson vacates their position then an election to fill the vacancy shall occur at the nex meetinji, when the full board is seated. Section 9.6. Quorum. Four (4) or more members of the Commission shall c nstitute quorum, but no action of the Commission shall be of any force or effect unless it is adopt d by th favorable vote of four (4) or more members. Section 9.7. Annual Review of Ethics Ordinance. The Commission shall eet at year to review this Ethics Ordinance and may make recommendations to t r city amendments thereto. Section 9.8. Advisory Opinions and Recommendations. The Commission sf opinions and make recommendations to the city council on potential conf violations of this Ethics Ordinance at the request of a public servant. Such ad` recommendations shall be rendered thirty (30) days after a request or complair 13 is of 3t once a uncil for advisory terest or tions and -d by the 1 106