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4. Interactions—Commission members shall refrain from abusive conduct,personal charges or verbal attacks upon the character or motives of other members of the city council,boards, commissions, committees, staff or the public. 5. Respect for Process—Commission member duties shall be performed in accordance with the processes and rules of order established by the city council. 6. Use of Public Resources—Public resources that are not available to the general public (e.g. city staff time, equipment, supplies or facilities) shall not be used by commission members for private,personal or political purposes. 7. Advocacy—To the best of their ability, commission members shall speak with one voice in representing the official policies and positions of the commission. 8. Improper Influence—Commission members shall refrain from using their position to improperly influence the deliberations or decision of city council, city staff, boards, commission or committees. 9. Positive Work Environment—Commission members shall support a positive, efficient and effective environment for residents, businesses and city employees. Communication 1. Sharing of Information—It is the responsibility of commission members to publicly share information with all other commission members that serve on their respective commission that they have received from sources outside of the public decision-making process which pertains to a topic under consideration. Whenever possible, new information or data obtained by commission members,pertinent to a topic being discussed, will be distributed through the staff liaison or city manager to the other commission members. Upon reviewing the new information, the commission may adopt a motion to postpone further consideration of the information until all members have had time to review and interpret this new information. 2. Focused Discussions—Commission members shall work to keep discussions and debates focused on the item under discussion without introducing extraneous or irrelevant information. 3. Request for Information—All commission members shall receive the same information at the same time when deemed for distribution by staff. 4. Confidential Information—Commission members shall respect and preserve the confidentiality of non-public,protected non-public,private, and confidential information provided to them concerning matters of the city. They shall neither disclose confidential information without proper legal authorization nor use such information to advance their personal,financial or private interests. 5. Notice of Attendance—If any commission member has knowledge or reason to believe that there will be a large or emotional attendance at an upcoming commission meeting, they have an obligation to inform the staff liaison as soon as they become aware of the potential situation. 4