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Ordinance No. 2005 -22 the Commission shall be a member of the Commission and shall be chosen by the members of that Commission. The Commission shall meet within thirty days after the effective date of this section to hold an organizational meeting to name its Chairman and further shall hold an organizational meeting in January of each year thereafter. (b) (1) The Ethics Commission established in subsection (a) hereof shall be charged with the duty of investigating any charge of conflict of interest and/or unethical conduct brought against any appointed or elected official, member of any duly constituted committee or commission, or employee of the City, pursuant to this chapter, or any other ordinance adopted by the City. The Commission shall meet within seventy -two hours of a charge of conflict of interest and/or unethical conduct having been made in writing and placed before the Chairman of the Commission. (2) The Commission shall then meet only if a charge of conflict of interest and/or unethical conduct has been made and placed before them. All meetings, except the organizational meeting, shall be private and closed to the public. If, after meeting on a question of conflict of interest and/or unethical conduct on the part of an appointed or elected official, committee or commission member, or employee of the City, a majority finds probable cause that there is a conflict of interest and/or unethical conduct on the part of an employee, the matter shall be submitted to the Director of Law for advice and opinion. If, after giving his opinion, any two members disagree with the Director of Law's opinion, the same shall be so stated and the matter shall be submitted to the Ohio Ethics Commission for a further opinion. Such opinion from the Ohio Ethics Commission shall then be final and conclusive and the provisions of Section 107.13 shall then be invoked if a conflict of interest and/or unethical conduct is found to exist. (c) Any elected or appointed official, member of any duly constituted committee or commission, or employee of the City, or member of the Ethics Commission, either bringing a charge or investigating a charge of conflict of interest and/or unethical conduct shall not reveal any such charge until the Ethics Commission has investigated the matter and issued an opinion on same. Failure to do so, on the part of any of the aforesaid individuals shall constitute a violation of Sections 107.01 and 107.02, and shall be considered to be grounds for disciplinary action under Section 107.13. (d) In the event that any member of the Ethics Commission, or the Director of Law, shall be charged with a conflict of interest and/or unethical conduct, that charge shall be automatically referred to the Ohio Ethics Commission for an opinion. If the Commission finds a conflict of interest and/or unethical conduct to exist, the provisions of Section 107.13 shall then be invoked for appropriate disciplinary action." SECTION 2: That all ordinances, or parts of ordinances, inconsistent or in conflict with this Ordinance, are, to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict, repealed.