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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 6/8/2022 <br />Elected Officials and Council Structure and Role Chapter 6 | Page 14 <br /> • States that one person may not hold two or more specific positions. <br />• Requires that the officer may not take another position. <br />• Requires that the officer devote to the position full-time. <br />See Kenney v. Goergen, 36 <br />Minn. 190, 31 N.W. 210 <br />(1886). State v. Sword, 157 <br />Minn. 263, 196 N.W. 467 <br />(1923). <br />In addition, positions may be incompatible if the holder of one position or <br />the group or board of which the person is a member: <br />See LMC information memo, <br />Official Conflict of Interest, <br />for more information on <br />incompatible offices. <br />• Hires or appoints the other. <br />• Sets the salary for the other. <br />• Performs functions that are inconsistent with the other. <br />• Makes contracts with the other. <br />• Approves the official or fidelity bond of the other. <br /> K. Codes of Conduct <br /> Some cities have adopted their own policies on ethics and conflicts of <br />interest. These policies must be consistent with state law. They generally <br />take one of two forms: either a values statement expressing core principles <br />for ethical conduct or a formal code of conduct. State law does not require <br />cities to adopt an ethics policy. <br />ICMA/MCMA Code of <br />Ethics. In addition, many professional organizations have adopted rules of <br />conduct to guide individuals working in particular fields. For example, the <br />International City/County Management Association (ICMA) as well as our <br />state’s affiliate (MCMA) has adopted a code of ethics that defines a city <br />manager’s core set of values and a city manager’s ethical obligations to the <br />city council, other staff, the general public, and the profession itself. <br /> L. Ethics in Government Act <br />Minn. Stat. ch. 10A. The Ethics in Government Act (Act) regulates campaign financing and <br />requires certain local officials to make public disclosures of certain <br />information. The Act only applies to local officials of cities in the seven- <br />county metropolitan area with a population over 50,000. <br />Minnesota Campaign <br />Finance and Public <br />Disclosure Board. <br />The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board <br />administers the Act. Individuals subject to the Act may request an advisory <br />opinion from the Board to guide their compliance with it. <br />Minn. Stat. § 10A.01, subd. <br />22. The Act defines a local official as a person who holds elected office or is <br />appointed to public position in which the person has authority to make, <br />recommend, or vote on as a member of the governing body, major <br />decisions regarding the expenditure or investment of public money. <br />17