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EXHIBIT A MEASURE Section 14 of the Eugene Charter of 1976 is hereby amended to provide as follows. (Language to be strickenfrom the current Charter is indicated in brackets with strike-out; language to be added to the current Charter is indicated in bold, italic print; language that is neither struck- out nor bold-italic is current Charter language that is unchanged by this measure.) Section 14. Council - Ethics and Conflicts of Interest. ~~o GounGilol nlclJ be peGuniatily intelested ill any GOntlae,t the, expell5e,s of ~hiGh ate to be paid by the Gity 01 vote upon any subject in ~hiGh pecuniarily interested.] (1) The purpose of city government is to serve the public. City officials shall treat their office as a public trust. The city's powers and resources shall be used for the benefit of the public rather than for any official's personal benefit. City officials shall afford even-handed consideration and treatment to all citizens. (2) The council shall, by ordinance, enact a code of ethics applicable to the mayor, councilors, the city manager, and any others designated by council. At a minimum, the code shall provide that any official subject to the code must disclose the reasonfor any potential or actual conflict of interest and may not discuss, debate or vote as a public official on any matter in which the official has an actual conflict of interest. (3) No elected city official shall discuss, debate or vote as a public official on any decision regarding a contract, the expenses of which are to be paid with city funds, if any of the following persons has afinancial interest in the contract: the official; the official's spouse or domestic partner; or the parent, sibling or child of the elected official.tJu-offici{lI'~ ~fJ9JlSe 81 tll"e 0. ., om. . In addition, no elected city official shall discuss, debate or vote on any such decision if the official knows that the official's business associate has afinancial interest in the contract. For purposes of this provision, "financial interest" includes any reasonable, objective expectation of financial gain or avoidance of financial detriment. (4) The council shall define by ordinance the terms "domestic partner" and "business associate" for purposes of subsection (3) of this section. (5) Any contract with respect to which an elected official violates subsection (3) of this section is voidable at the discretion of the council. (6) Any elected official who violates the code of ethics adopted pursuant to subsection (2) or the prohibitions ofsubsection (3) of this section may be removedfrom his or her position upon afinding by the council that the official committed the violation intentionally and for the purpose of obtaining or maintaining a personal financial benefit for, or avoiding a financial detriment to, any of the persons listed in subsection (3) of this section. Exhibit A