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Conduct Inappropriate Staff Behavior Councilmembers should refer to the City Manager for any City staff or to the City Attorney for any City Attorney Office's staff who do not follow proper conduct in their dealings with members, other City staff, or the public. These employees may be disciplined in accordance with standard City procedures for such actions. (Please refer to the section on Council Conduct with City Staff for more details on interaction with Staff.) Members Behavior and Conduct The Sunnyvale Code of Ethics and Conduct expresses standards of ethical conduct expected for members of the Sunnyvale City Council, boards and commissions. Members are responsible for adhering to these standards. The chairs of boards and commissions and the Mayor and Council have the additional responsibility to intervene when actions of members that appear to be in violation of the Code of Ethics and Conduct are brought to their attention. City Councilmembers who intentionally and repeatedly do not follow proper conduct may be reprimanded or formally censured by the Council, lose seniority and/or committee assignments(both internal and inter-governmental) and/or have official travel restricted. Serious infractions could lead to other sanctions as deemed appropriate by Council. Councilmembers should point out to the offending Councilmember infractions of the Code of Ethics and Conduct. If the offenses continue, then the matter should be referred to the Mayor in private. If the Mayor is the individual whose actions are being challenged, then the matter should be referred to "` the Vice Mayor. It is the responsibility of the Mayor to initiate action if a Councilmember's behavior may warrant sanction. If no action is taken by the Mayor, the alleged violation(s) can be brought up with the full Council in a public meeting. For ease of reference in the Code of Ethics and Condttet, the term "Member"refers to any member of the Sunnyvale City Council or the City's boards and commissions established by the City Charter, City Ordinance or Council policy Page 13 of 15 Approved by City Council on 2/14/2023