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It is the responsibility of council members or member of a board or commission to publicly share substantive information that is relevant to a matter under consideration that they have received from sources outside of the public decision-making process with all other Council members or member of a board or commission. Council members or member of a board or commission shall respect and preserve the confidentiality of information provided to them concerning the confidential matters of the City. They shall neither disclose confidential information without proper legal authorization nor use such information to advance their personal, financial or private interests. 8. Coordination with City Staff Appropriate City staff should be involved when council members or member of a board or commission meet with officials from other agencies and jurisdictions to ensure proper staff support as needed and to keep staff informed. 9. Conflict of Interest In order to assure their independence and impartiality on behalf of the public good, council members or member of a board or commission shall not use their official positions to influence government decisions in which they have a financial interest or where they have an organizational responsibility or a personal relationship that would present a conflict of interest under applicable State law. Except as permitted by law, a council member or member of a board or commission must disclose a potential conflict of interest for the public record and refrain from participating in the discussion and vote, when a matter comes before that person that: a. affects the person's financial interests or those of a business with which the person is associated, unless the effect on the person or business is no greater than on other members of the same business classification, profession or occupation; or b. affects the financial interests of an organization in which the person participates as a member of the governing body, unless the person serves in that capacity as the city's representative. 10. Gifts and Favors Council members or member of any board or commission shall not take advantage of services or opportunities for personal gain by virtue of their public offices that are not available to the public in general. They shall refrain from accepting gifts, favors or promises of future benefits that might compromise their independence of judgment or action or give the appearance of being compromised as prohibited by state law. 11. Use of Public Resources