206.01: Establishment and Membership
206.02: Organization
206.03: Meetings and Reports
206.04: Duties and Functions

There is established an ethics commission of the City which shall consist of five members appointed by the City Council. Members shall be residents of the City and appointed for three year staggered terms. Terms of the initial members will be established by the council at the time of their appointment. No member shall serve more than two full consecutive terms.

The Commission shall annually elect one member to serve as chairperson and one member to serve as vice chairperson.

The Commission shall annually adopt a regular meeting schedule and may hold other meetings, as it deems necessary. The Commission may adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its meetings and actions.

The duties and functions of the Commission shall be as follows:
A. Serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council on matters involving any ethics code adopted by the City Council.
B. Administer any ethics code adopted by the City Council.
C. Perform other duties and functions or conduct studies as specifically directed or delegated by the City Council. (Ord. 1338, 6-12-2006)