The Legislature hereby declares it essential to the proper operation of democratic government that public officials and employees be independent and impartial; that governmental decisions and policy be made in the proper channels of the governmental structure; that public office not be used for private gain other than the remuneration provided by law; that there be public confidence in the integrity of government; and that public officials be assisted in determinations of conflicts of interest.
Sources: Laws, 1979, ch. 508, § 1; reenacted, 1982, ch. 488, § 1; reenacted, 1986, ch. 348, § 1, reenacted, 1990, ch. 491, § 1, eff from and after June 18, 1990 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the reenactment of this section); Laws, 1995, ch. 360, § 1; reenacted without change, 1998, ch. 350, § 1, eff from and after June 8, 1988 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to the reenactment of this section).
The Legislature hereby declares it essential to the proper operation of democratic government that public officials and employees be independent and impartial; that governmental decisions and policy be made in the proper channels of the governmental structure; that public office not be used for private gain other than the remuneration provided by law; that there be public confidence in the integrity of government; and that public officials be assisted in determinations of conflicts of interest.
Sources: Laws, 1979, ch. 508, § 1; reenacted, 1982, ch. 488, § 1; reenacted, 1986, ch. 348, § 1, reenacted, 1990, ch. 491, § 1, eff from and after June 18, 1990 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the reenactment of this section); Laws, 1995, ch. 360, § 1; reenacted without change, 1998, ch. 350, § 1, eff from and after June 8, 1988 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to the reenactment of this section).
The Legislature hereby declares it essential to the proper operation of democratic government that public officials and employees be independent and impartial; that governmental decisions and policy be made in the proper channels of the governmental structure; that public office not be used for private gain other than the remuneration provided by law; that there be public confidence in the integrity of government; and that public officials be assisted in determinations of conflicts of interest.
Sources: Laws, 1979, ch. 508, § 1; reenacted, 1982, ch. 488, § 1; reenacted, 1986, ch. 348, § 1, reenacted, 1990, ch. 491, § 1, eff from and after June 18, 1990 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the reenactment of this section); Laws, 1995, ch. 360, § 1; reenacted without change, 1998, ch. 350, § 1, eff from and after June 8, 1988 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to the reenactment of this section).
