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members, whether elected or appointed, paid or unpaid, to serve not only as a guide for city's public servants, but also as a basis for discipline for those who refuse to abide by ethics and conduct is cumulative of other ordinances, city Charter provisions and state prohibiting conflict of interest. (Ord. No. 635, § 1, 3-21-95) Sec. 2-263. Penalties for violation of article; forfeited position; exemptions; inj (a) Except where otherwise provided by state law, it is not the intent of this this article be subject to criminal penalties. (b) Whenever the city council has determined that any officer, employee or has violated any provision of this article, such officer, employee or advisory board men discipline, including forfeiture of his office or position. Nothing in this article shall be c such officer, employee or advisory board member from being reelected, reappointed or position forfeited under the provisions of this article. 6cia1 c terms. iuct of the is code of ina and le thatl violations of sory ard member shall e subject to :rued t i) prohibit rwise ehired to any (c) The city council may exempt from the provisions of this article any condu t found o constitute a violation by an officer, employee or advisory board member if it finds that the enforceme t of thi article with respect to such conduct is not in the public interest. (d) Any contract or transaction which was the subject of an official act or acti n of th city in which there is an interest prohibited by this article, or which involved the violation of a provisio of this rticle, shall be voidable at the option of the city council. (e) At the discretion of the city council, the city attorney shall have the power the provisions of this article is threatened or has occurred, to bring a civil action or proceE equity, for a judgment enjoining any violation of the provisions of this article or requirin~ any prohibited interest or the voiding of any such contract or transaction, taking into acco city and any third persons who may be injured thereby. Where the city council determine: interest may best be served by not voiding a contract or transaction entered into in violati, contract or transaction may be enforced, and an action or proceeding may be brought aga employee or advisory board rnember found in violation of provisions of this article for da twice the damages suffered by the city or twice the profit or gain realized by the officer, e board member, whichever is greater. (Ord. No. 635, § 7, 3-21-95) Sec. 2-264. Standards of conduct. (a) No city officer, employee or advisory board member, or their spouses, where violation of 3in2, at law or in the reli quishment of int the i terests of the that th public n of thi article, such ist any fficer, ot to exceed or advisory (1) Accept or solicit any gift, favor, service or thing of value from any person, group c entity, including a promise of future employment, that might reasonably te d to in the discharge of his or her official duties or that the officer, employee or a visory 1 knows or should know is being offered with the intent to influence the offi er's or official conduct. This prohibition shall not apply to: business zence him in ,ard member 9 O5