(1) In enacting this ordinance the Council does so in recognition of the fact that the Mayor has created a Board of Ethics and for the purpose of providing legislative standards for the operation of that Board in performing the following functions:

(a) Rendering advisory opinions to officers and employees with respect to ethical standards in the municipal service pursuant to written request by the officer or employee concerned or by an appropriate superior of the officer or employee concerned; and publishing advisory opinions with such deletions as may be necessary to prevent disclosure of the identities of the officers or employees concerned.

(b) Making recommendations to the Mayor and to the Council directed to improvement in ethical standards in the City service or to organization and procedure related to administration and enforcement of such standards.

(c) The Board of Ethics shall hold meetings open to the public at least four (4) times during each calendar year and shall make an annual report of its actions and recommendations to the Mayor and City Council.