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nonpartisan body. To implement such a policy, the city council deems it a visable o enact a standard of conduct for all public servants to serve not only as a guide for offici condu t, but also as a basis for discipline for those who refuse to abide by its terms. The overri ing int est being that public servants of the City of Leander shall at all times strive to avoid eve the ap arance of impropriety. Section 1.3. The City further recognizes that public servants are also memb rs of s ciety and, therefore, cannot and should not be without any personal and economic interest i the de isions and policies of government; that public servants retain their rights as citizens to int rests o personal or economic nature, and their rights to publicly express their views on matter of gen ral public interest. By prohibiting conduct incompatible with the City's best interests and inimiz g the risk of any appearance of impropriety, this Code of Ethics will further legitimi e the i terests of democracy. Article 2. Purpose. Section 2.1. This Code of Ethics has four purposes: (a) to encourage high ethical standards in official conduct by (b) to establish minimum guidelines for ethical standards of conduc for all ch public servants by setting forth those acts or actions that are incompatible with the b st inte sts of the City; (c) to require disclosure by public servants and candidates of p~ivate ftancial or property interests in matters affecting the City; and (d) to provide minimum standards of ethical conduct for the Ci 's publi servants; provide procedures regarding complaints for violations of such standards, and pr vide a echanism for disciplining violators of such standards. Article 3. Present Public Servants. Section 3.1. Standards of Conduct. (a) To avoid the appearance and risk of impropriety, public servant shall n t solicit or accept any gift, personal favor or benefit from any person doing business ith, see 'ng to do business with, or being regulated by the City; and shall not take any actio on be alf of any person or business entity from which he or she has received a prohibited gift, o in whi he or she has a substantial interest. Except in the sole interest of the public and the perfo ance the duties of their position, public servants shall not take any action that he or she know might easonably tend to influence any other public servant to not properly perform their official duty, n shall any public servant grant any improper favor, service or thing of value to any pers n. (b) As used in this Ordinance the word "Gift" means a favor, ho prtality economic benefit, product or item having a value of $250.00, or more within a 12 mont perio A"Gift" 2 1 95