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ARTICLE 2 Section 3. Code of Ethics. - The following National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Code of Ethics is adopted as the guideline for the ethical conduct of the members and staff of the Commission: a. Responsibility to the Community The most effective historic preservation takes place locally, and all preservation commissioners and staffshould remember that it is their duty, as public servants, to advance the greater good of the community. 1. Commissioners and Staff should be advocates for the community's heritage resources, striving to protect their integrity while recognizing the rights of citizens, individually and collectively, to their beneficial use and enjoyment. 2. Commissioners and Staff should promote public awareness, appreciation, access and support for the preservation of heritage resources. 3. Commissioners and Staff should develop standards and guidelines that are appropriate for the resources and protect the community's unique character, environment and quality of life. 4. Commissioners and Staff should respect the diversity of heritage resources that may hold different meanings for various groups and communities. 5. Commissioners and Staff should respect the public's right to know by providing full, clear and accurate information and observing both the letter and spirit of open meetings and open records laws. 6. Commissioners and Staff should provide opportunities for meaningful public participation in the work of the commission. 7. Commissioners and Staff should make timely, fair, informed and impartial decisions that guarantee citizens' rights to due process and equal protection under the law. 8. Commissioners and Staff should be sensitive to the interrelatedness of their decisions and the long-term implications for the resources and the community. 9. Commissioners and Staff should seek compromises or search for alternatives where necessary to achieve overall preservation goals and provide substantial justice for citizens. 2