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Administrative Services Director Lasher noted that this section excludes compensation that is received in conjunction with military service, holding political office, or an appointment to a government board or commission compatible with City employment. City Administrator Hagen noted that if there is a potential concern with an employee being on a certain board or commission then it could be brought to Council to discuss. Councilmember Howell shared that she has these same concerns that if there is some kind of organization that is looking to have influence on the City and if a position in the City is too closely related, it would create that concern for her. Mayor Kuzma asked if this would be something that could be discussed as these situations arise. Councilmember Woestehoff asked if they are wanting this to apply beyond employment and into volunteer opportunities as well. Councilmember Howell said yes and gave an example of if there was a non-profit organization that wanted to influence the City and there was an employee who was a part of this, it could be a concern that the employee could be pushing the vision of the non-profit. Councilmember Woestehoff stated he would not want to put prohibitions on someone volunteering with a non-profit or other organization outside of their job. He understood the concerns of Councilmember Howell. Councilmember Musgrove noted that the way the situation with Economic Development Manager Sullivan's interest in joining a non-City board was handled was a good process. She continued about possibly adding a statement about disclosure and transparency on non-profits that employees are serving on in case of a conflict. She wanted to continue the discussion at a future meeting if the group was not able to decide now. Mayor Kuzma stated it seems like they are trying to come up with language that would address a hypothetical situation. Councilmember Howell suggested handling future situations like this that have a potential conflict of interest in a similar manner to Economic Development Manager Sullivan's situation where the information was presented to the Council to approve to add transparency. Councilmember Olson noted that this seems to be getting a little invasive. He stated a second employer would be a different situation; however,beyond secondary employment seems invasive. He added that something that could potentially be a conflict of interest could be brought forward; however, he does not know how you would put that into a policy. He said it was great how the situation with Economic Development Manager Sullivan was handled but it was not in the policy as a requirement. Administrative Services Director Lasher explained there are other sections in the personnel policy that address situations and conflicts of interest that they are discussing. She reviewed the proposed City Council Work Session / February 26, 2024 Page 6 of 11