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9. Immediate family shall refer to the spouse, parents, children, brothers and sisters of the person involved. 10. Inspector GeneraL A City Attorney from another municipality in Miami-Dade County, as designated by the City Attorney from Sunny isles Beach, to be utilized in certain instances ofa conflict as more fully set forth in Section 2(a), (b) and (c) below. 11. Transact any business shall refer to the purchase or sale by the City of specific goods or services for consideration and to submitting a bid or a proposal in response to a RFP, a statement of qualifications in response to a request by the City, or entering into contract negotiations for the provision of any goods or services. (c) PROHffiITION ON TRANSACTING BUSINESS WITHIN THE CITY. No person included in the terms defmed in subsection (b)(1) through (6) and in subsection (h)(9) shall enter into any contract or transact any business in which that person or a member of the immediate family has a fmancial interest, direct or indirect with the City of Sunny Isles Beach, or any person or agency acting for the City of Sunny Isles Beach and any such contract, agreement or business engagement entered in violation of this subsection, shall render the transaction voidable. Willful violation of this subsection shall constitute malfeasance in office and shall effect forfeiture of office or position. Nothing shall prohibit or make illegal (1) the payment of taxes, special assessments, impact fees, or fees for services provided by the City government or (2) the purchase of bonds, anticipation notes or other securities that may be issued by the City through underwriters or directly from time to time. Extension of waiver. The requirements of this subsection may be waived for a particular transaction only by four (4) affmnative votes of the City Commission after public hearing. A waiver may be given only after fmdings at a public hearing by four (4) affmnative votes of the City Commission that: 1. An open-to-all sealed competitive proposal has been submitted by a City person as defined in subsection (b)(2), (3) or (4): or 2. The proposal has been submitted by a person or firm offering services within the scope of practice of architecture, professional engineering, or registered land surveying as defined by the laws of the State of Florida and pursuant to the provisions of the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act, and when the proposal has been submitted by a City person defined in subsection (b)(2), (3), or (4); or 3. The property or services to be involved in the proposed transaction are unique and the City cannot avail itself of such property or services without entering a transaction which would violate this subsection but for waiver of its requirements; or Amendment to Code of Ethics Ordinance Chapter 2 11/22/99 - 2:32 PM -3-