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ORDINANCE NS-1203 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 2-318 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO DISQUALIFICA- TION OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: Section 2-318 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 2-318. Same - Disqualification An official who refrains from acting in accordance with Section 3625(b) of the Government Code of the State of calif- ornia shall declare the fact and nature of the interest which disqualifies him in the manner provided in this section. (a) City Council members shall follow the procedure set out in Section 2-105 of this Code. (b) A member of an appointive board or commission shall openly state to the presiding officer at a public meeting of said bo~y the fact and nature of the interest which disqualifies him and shall not be subject to further inquiry. The disquali- fied men~ber shall be excused by the presiding of- ficer and shall absent himself from the meeting room during debate and vote on the matter. (c) Ail other officials named in Section 2-311 who disqualify themselves from acting pursuant to Section 3625(b) of the Government Code of the State of California shall record the fact and nature of their disqualification in a signed memorandum, to be filed as herein provided. A copy shall be provided to the city manager, and, if an appropriate file pertaining to the matter on which action is to be taken exists, an additional copy shall be filed in it. When the disqualified official is the city manager, city attorney or clerk of the council, a copy of the memorandum shall be sent to each member of the City Council, and an additional copy shall be furnished the Clerk of the Council for filing. The city manager shall promulgate such additional regulations as may be required to implement the provisions of this sub-seotion.