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I Employee means any person employed by the city, whether under civil service regulations or not, including those individuals on a part-time basis, but not including any independent contractor. Immediate family means the spouse, children, brothers, sisters and parents of an officer or employee. Officer or official means the mayor or any member of the city council and any appointive member of a city board, commission or committee established by ordinance, charter or state law on a permanent basis. Sec. 2.423. Prohibition al!ainst involvement in actions affectinl! economic interests. (a) General rule. It is unlawful for a city official or employee to take any official action that he or she knows is likely to: (1) Affect an economic interest of: (A) The official or employee; (B) His or her immediate family member; I (C) A member of his or her household; (D) An outside employer of the official or employee or of his or her immediate family member; (E) A business entity in which the official or employee or his or her immediate family member holds an economic interest; (F) A business entity for which the city official or employee serves as an officer or director or in any other policy making position; or (G) A person or business entity from whom the official or employee, or his or her immediate family member, has solicited, received and not reiected, or accepted an offer of employment within the past twelve months; or (2) Confer a benefit on the official or employee, or deprive the official or employee of a benefit, where the effect of the action on the official or employee is distinguishable from the effect of the action on members of the public in general or a substantial segment of the public. I (b) Meaning of "affect". (I) In subsection (a)(1) above, an action is likely to affect an official's or employee's economic interest ifit meets all of the following: 3