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9. Commissioners and Staff should seek the advice of colleagues or other professionals on matters that fall outside their expert knowledge or competence. 10. Commissioners and staff should be consistent in their actions and recommendations, treating similarly situated properties similarly and providing clear explanations when different treatment is required. 11. Commissioners and Staff should reveal illegal conduct on the part of other commissioners, staff, officials, applicants or their representatives to an appropriate higher authority. 12. Commissioners and Staff should not participate in deliberations or decisions without adequate preparation and knowledge of the matter before them. 13. Commissioners and Staff should avoid dishonesty, never misrepresenting facts or distorting information to achieve a desired outcome. 14. Commissioners and Staff should recognize the uniqueness of heritage properties, applying preservation theories, methods, and standards appropriate to each particular case. 15. Commissioners and Staff should be sensitive to ethical issues and ensure they are raised, critically analyzed and addressed by the commission and other appropriate authorities. The members and staff of the Commission shall strive to adhere to this Code of Ethics. Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the Commission. PROPOSED at a meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County, Indiana, held on December 15, 2008, and ADOPTED at a meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County, Indiana, held on January 26, 2009, in the Conference Room, 1308 County -City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana 46601. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Timothy S. Kluczsinski, President Mary Jane Chase 5