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SECTION H MEMBERS SHALL BE PAID $15.00 EACH FOR ATTENDANCE AT A DEPARTMENT BUSINESS OR TRAINING MEETING, ANY SPECIAL MEETING GIVEN PROPER NOTICE, OR ANY OFFICERS MEETING. MEMBERS SHALLAL50 BE PAID $15.00 FOR EACH ATTENDANCE AT A FIRE CALL, REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY HOURS OF SERVICE IS REQUIRED. THESE PAYMENTS SHALL BE MADE ANNUALLY BY THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER TO SUBMIT A RECORD TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR PAYMENT REQUEST. THESE PAYMENTS SHALL BE MADE IN DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR. ARTICLE III - CODE OF CONDUCT $ECTION 1 TO ENSURE THAT EVERY MEMBER HOLDS AND MAINTAINS THE PUBLIC�S TRUST TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS, MEMBERS MUST BE PROFESSIONAL AND COURTEOUS IN THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC AND ONE ANOTHER. MEMBERS REPRESENT THE DEPARTMENT AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR AND INTEGRITY. IT IS THE POLICY OF THIS DEPARTMENT THAT: -� -1 1. A MEMBERS FUNDAMENTAL DUTY IS TO PROTECT OR SAVE LIVES AND SAFEGUARD PROPERTY IN THE SERVICE OF HIS OR HER COMMUNITY. 2. A MEMBER SHALL SET A GOOD EXAMPLE IN ALL ACTIONS AND DEEDS. 3. A MEMBER SHALL CONSTANTLY STRIVE TO ACHIEVE THE HIGH OBJECTIVES AND IDEALS OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND SHALL CONDUCT HIM�HERSELF AT ALL TIMES, BOTH ON AND OFF DUTY, IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO REFLECT MOST FAVORABLY ON THE DEPARTMENT. 4. A MEMBER SHALL HOLD AND MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC�S TRUST TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS. 5. ANY ACT OR VIOLATION THAT CALLS TO QUESTION THE INTEGRITY OF A PUBLIC SAFETY PROVIDER SHALL BE VIEWED SERIOUSLY, AND DEALT WITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISCIPLINARY SECTION OF THESE BYLAWS. E. CONDUCT UNBECOMING A MEMBER SHALL INCLUDE THAT WHICH BRINGS THE DEPARTMENT INTO DISREPUTE, OR REFLECTS DISCREDIT UPON THE DEPARTMENT, OR THEIR INTEGRITY AS A MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT, OR THAT WHICH IMPAIRS THE OPERATION, EFFICIENCY, OR SAFETY OF THE DEPARTMENT OR MEMBER, OR THAT WHICH VIOLATES THE PUBLIC TRUST IN THE DEPARTMENT. 7. HARASSMENT OF OTHER MEMBERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, VERBAL AND PHYSICAL CONDUCT OR UNWELCOME ADVANCES WITH REGARD TO OR ON THE BASIS OF SEX, RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, OR AGE SHALL NOT BE TOLERATED. 8. MEMBERS SHALL PROMPTLY OBEY ALL ORDERS AND DIRECTIVES THAT ARE GIVEN BY AN OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE BOTH LAWFUL AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BYLAWS OF THE DEPARTMENT. �