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maintenance of a positive and constructive environment for residents, businesses and City employees. 4. Conduct of Public Meetings Council members shall inform themselves of public issues, listen attentively to public discussions before the body and focus on the business at hand. Council decisions shall be based upon the merits and substance of the matter at hand. 5. Compensation or Reimbursement A council member or member of any board or commission may accept compensation or expense reimbursement for the performance of the person's public duties only from the sources listed below. A council member or member of any board or commission must not solicit or accept, and a person must not offer or pay to a public official or employee, compensation or expense reimbursement for the performance of the person's public duties from any source other than: a. compensation and expenses paid by the city; b. compensation and expenses from other employment, if the person happens to conduct public business while being paid for the other employment and if the other employment does not interfere with, influence, or compromise the person's public position; and c. compensation and expenses paid by another governmental agency or municipal association to a council member or member of a board or commission who serves as a city representative for that agency, but only if the city does not also pay the person for the same activity. 6. Contract or Proprietary Interest A council member or member of any board or commission must not enter into a contract with the city of Lino Lakes, unless authorized by law. A council member or member of a board or commission who has a proprietary interest of 10 percent or more in an agency doing business with the city must make known that interest in writing to the city council and the city clerk. 7. Public Data Disclosure and Privacy A council member or member of a board or commission must not disclose to the public, or use for the private gain of self or others, information that was gained by reason of the official's public position and that is not public data. Further, a council member or member of a board or commission must not disclose information received, discussed, or decided in conference with the council's or board's attorney that is protected by the attorney/client privilege, unless a majority of the council or board has authorized that disclosure.