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• .', Lino Lakes City Charter CHAPTER XII. MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS Section 12.01. Official Publication. The Council shall annually designate a legal newspaper of general circulation in the City as its' official newspaper in which shall be published ordinances and other matters required by law and this Charter to be so published, as well as such other matters as the Council may deem it in the public interest to have published in this manner. Section 12.02. Oath of Office. Every officer of the City shall, before entering upon the duties of his /her office, take and subscribe an oath of office in substantially the following form: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) to support the Constitution of the United States and of this State and to discharge faithfully the duties devolving upon me as (Mayor, Council Member, Clerk - Treasurer, etc.) of the City of Lino Lakes to the best of my judgement and ability." Section 12.03. Code of Conduct. Within one (1) year of this Charter's adoption, the City Council shall cause a code of conduct for all elected, appointed, and hired officials and employees of the City to be established. Such code shall be based on concepts of professionalism, ethics, and will of the people. Further, such code shall include the appropriate responses to violations of its provisions. Section 12.04. Official Bonds. The City Administrator, the Clerk - Treasurer, and such other officers or employees of the City as may be provided for by ordinance shall each, before entering upon the duties of his /her respective office or employment, give a corporate surety bond to the City in such form and in such amount as may be fixed by Council as security for the faithful performance of his /her official duties. This corporate surety bond may be in the form of either individual or blanket bonds at the discretion of the Council. They shall be approved by the Council, and approved as to form by the City Attorney, and filed with the Clerk- Treasurer. The premiums on the bonds shall be paid by the City. Section 12.05. Sales of Real Property. No real property of the City shall be disposed of except by ordinance. The proceeds of any sale of such property shall be used as far as possible to retire any outstanding indebtedness incurred by the City in the purchase, construction or improvement of this or other property used for the same public purpose. If there is no such outstanding indebtedness, the Council may by resolution designate some other public use for the proceeds. Section 12.06. Vacation of Streets. The Council may by ordinance, pass on a four - fifths (4/5) vote, vacate any street or alley or 27