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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. A3-2. Responsibilities of public office.

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. A3-2. Responsibilities of public office.

(a) Board members hold office for the benefit of the public. They are bound to uphold the Constitutions of the United States and California, the County Charter, and to carry out impartially the laws of the nation, State and the County. They are bound to observe the highest standards of performance and to discharge faithfully the duties of their office, regardless of personal considerations.

(b) The purposes of Chapters III through VI of this code of ethics are to assure that: 1) Board members exercise their official powers in pursuit of the public interest without regard to personal interest, and 2) Board offices not be used for private gain before, during or following holding the office.

(Ord. No. NS-19.30.4, § 1, 9-23-97)

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