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Sec. 2.442. Organization; rules and regulations. The ethics review commission each year will elect from its membership its chairperson and will promulgate its own rules and regulations as to its forms and procedures and maintain proper records of its opinions and proceedings. Sec. 2.443. Authority and duties. (a) Generally. The ethics review commission shall act as authorized by section 12.02 of the Charter concerning conflicts of interest, ethical conduct or interests of city officials and employees. (b) Review and recommendations. The commission will meet at least once a year to review this article and may make recommendations to the city council. (c) Hearings. The commission shall consider and conduct hearings on complaints ffite allegations of violations of this article and of state conflict of interest laws in accordance with Section 2.444. (1) L^J1Y allegation by any citizen, public official or employee that a person has violated this article or a state eonflict of interest la'll may be referred to any member of the commission. (2) ,,^.. commission member recei'ling an allegation pursuant to this subsection may request the commission to eonveNe to re',iew the allegation. (3) The commission shall recommeNd to appropriate authorities cases for prosecution or other action for violation of this article or a state conflict of interest la'll. For the mayor, a city council member, a member of a eity board or commission, or an employee who is a council appointee, a copy of the recommendation shall be proyided to the city council. For employees 'llho are not city council appointees, a copy of the recommendation shall be provided to the city manager . ( 1) The chair of the commission or any person acting in that capacity and the recording secretary of the commission, are authorized to administer oaths to persons who testify at hearings conducted by the commission. I I (5) It is unla'l.rful for a perSOfl who has filed a complaint alleging a violation ofthis article or a state conflict of interest la'll by a city officer or employee, or a person against whom such a complaint has been filed, to communicate verbally or iN v,'riting about the subject matter of the complaint with a member of the ethics review commission at any time other than during a public meeting of the commission. ,,^JI such col1'lffi1:lIl:ications by such persons to the commission outside I of a public meeting of the commission must be directed to the city attorney. The city attorney will collect all such cOll1fllooieatioNs and pro',ide them to the commissiON 'Nith the agenda materials for the meeting at which the complaint is considered. The city attorney will make 8