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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 20-60 CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODES DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN APPLICABLE TO DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES THEREOF ARTICLE I SECTION 1.1 !!Qvsqptf/!Qvstvbou!up!uif!qspwjtjpot!pg!Hpwfsonfou!Dpef!Tfdujpot! 98411-!fu!tfr/-!uif!efqbsunfout!boe!bhfodjft!pg!uif!Djuz!pg!Uvtujo!ifsfcz!bepqu!uif! gpmmpxjoh!Dpogmjdu!pg!Joufsftu!Dpeft/!! ! Opuijoh!dpoubjofe!ifsfjo!jt!joufoefe!up!npejgz!ps!bcsjehf!uif!qspwjtjpot!pg!uif!Qpmjujdbm! Sfgpsn!Bdu!pg!2:85!)Hpwfsonfou!Dpef!Tfdujpo!9211*/!Uif!qspwjtjpot!pg!uijt!Dpef!bsf!jo! beejujpo!up!Hpwfsonfou!Dpef!Tfdujpo!98211!boe!puifs!mbxt!qfsubjojoh!up!dpogmjdut!pg! joufsftu/!Fydfqu!bt!puifsxjtf!joejdbufe-!uif!efgjojujpot!pg!tbje!Bdu!bsf!sfhvmbujpot!bepqufe! qvstvbou!uifsfup!boe!jodpsqpsbufe!ifsfjo!boe!uijt!Dpef!tibmm!cf!joufsqsfufe!jo!b!nboofs! dpotjtufou!uifsfxjui/!! ! 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ARTICLE II -- DISCLOSURE SECTION 2.1 Disclosure. b/!Ejtdmptvsf!Tubufnfout/!Fbdi!eftjhobufe!fnqmpzff!tibmm!gjmf!bo!jojujbm!tubufnfou! boe!boovbm!tubufnfout!ejtdmptjoh!uiptf!sfqpsubcmf!joufsftut!jo!uif!dbufhpsz!ps! dbufhpsjft!pg!sfqpsubcmf!joufsftut-!npsf!qbsujdvmbsmz!eftdsjcfe!jo!Tfdujpo!3/6-!xijdi! bsf!bttjhofe!cz!Fyijcju!#B#!ifsfpg!up!uif!eftjhobufe!qptjujpo!ifme!cz!tvdi! fnqmpzff/!Tvdi!tubufnfout!tibmm!cf!gjmfe!bu/!uif!qmbdf!tqfdjgjfe!jo!Tfdujpo!3/3!boe! bu!uif!ujnft!tqfdjgjfe!jo!Tfdujpo!3/4!boe!Tfdujpo!3/5-!tibmm!dpoubjo!uif!jogpsnbujpo! tqfdjgjfe!jo!Tfdujpo!3/7!uispvhi!Tfdujpo!3/9-!boe!tibmm!cf!jo!uif!gpsn!tqfdjgjfe!jo! Tfdujpo!3/:/!! ! c/!Boz!eftjhobufe!fnqmpzff!xip!ipmet!npsf!uibo!pof!)2*!eftjhobufe!qptjujpo!tibmm! gjmf!pomz!pof!)2*!ejtdmptvsf!tubufnfou-!joejdbujoh!po!uibu!ejtdmptvsf!tubufnfou!bmm!pg! uif!eftjhobufe!qptjujpot!ifme!cz!tvdi!fnqmpzff/! 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