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While at a conference, councilors or the Mayor shall be expected to attend conference sessions and, within 30 days, issue a written report to share the information and perspectives with the entire Council. If more than one councilor attends, a consolidated report may be written. As a general guideline, each councilor is allowed two out-of-state conference trips per fiscal year. If a councilor wishes to make additional trips, the request should be brought to attention of the full Council and should be endorsed by a majority of the Council. This guideline is intended to cover trips made at the discretion of the individual councilor; it is not intended to be applied to trips related to service on national or regional committee, such as a committee of the National League of Cities, 10.07 Overseas Travel if the Mayor or members of the Council wish to attend a conference or make a Council business- related trip to a destination overseas, this request shall be made in writing well in advance and shall be placed on the consent calendar for approval by the Council. 11. ETHICS 11.01 Reporting Requirements in ORS In accordance with ORS 244.050, the Mayor and all councilors holding office on April 15 shall be required to file an Annual Verified Statement of Economic Interest with the Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission on or before tha:[ date. The report must be filed on the form prescribed by ORS 244.060. Each year the t~brm shall be mailed directly to the elected of~Scial by the Commission and should be returned directly to the Commission in Salem. Failure to submit the form by the April 15 deadline may result in the imposition of a civil penalty and/or removal from office. 11.02 LoealCode of Ethics The Charter requires that a code of ethics be enacted. This local code, found in the Eugene Code, places additional conflicts of interest requirements upon elected officials and creates a local process for fihng complaints. 12, COUNCIL CHAMBER AND MCNUTT ROOM SEAT1NG ASSIGNMENTS The Council shall be assigned seats in January, following the election of the Council president and vice president. The Mayor is always seated at the center position with the Council president seated at the Mayor's right and the Council vice president seated at the Mayor's left. The remaining councilors in alphabetical order by last name shall be assigned seats, Each person moves one seat toward the outside and to the opposite side of the table or dais; those on the outside move to the innermost seats on the opposite side. This system allows councilors the opportunity to regularly change seats throughout a four-year term. Below is a detailed listing of the seating sequence, Resolution- 12