A. 
No public official or public employee shall disclose or use for his or her own benefit or the benefit of others confidential information which he or she has acquired by reason of his or her public position.
B. 
No public official or public employee shall receive any benefit from or participate in the selection, award or administration of or vote or participate in the legislative discussion on any contract to which the Municipality is a party or participate in the selection, award or administration of a contract supported by public funds if a conflict of interest would be involved. Such a conflict would arise when any of the following has a financial or other interest in the firm selected for award:
(1) 
The public official or public employee.
(2) 
Any member of his or her family.
(3) 
Any person with whom he or she has a business or other financial relationship.
(4) 
An organization which employs any of the above.
C. 
No public official or public employee shall be or become interested directly or indirectly in any manner whatsoever, except by operation of law, in any business dealing with the Municipality of Monroeville Board or Commission.
D. 
No public official or public employee shall act as agent, broker, employee or consultant for any person, firm, corporation or other entity interested directly or indirectly in any manner whatsoever in any business dealings with the Municipality of Monroeville Board or Commission.
E. 
No public official or public employee shall engage in any business transaction or private employment or shall have any financial or other private interest, direct or indirect, which is in conflict with the proper discharge of his or her official duties.
F. 
No public official or public employee shall use or attempt to use his position to obtain any financial gain, contract, license, privilege or other private or personal' advantage, direct or indirect, for himself or herself or any person, firm, or corporation or other entity with which he or she is associated. He or she shall be deemed "associated" with each person who is a member of his or her family, with each person with whom he or she has a business or other financial relationship and with each firm, corporation or other entity in which he or she has a present or anticipated interest, direct or indirect.
G. 
No public official or public employee shall attempt to influence the course of any proposed legislation affecting any private or financial interest not readily apparent of himself or herself, of any of his or her family members, of any person with whom he or she has a business or other financial relationship or of each firm, corporation or other entity in which he or she has a present or anticipated interest, direct or indirect.
H. 
Every public official and public employee shall publicly disclose, as provided in § 43-7, any direct or indirect financial or other private interest in any proposed legislation of himself or herself, of any of his or her family members, of any person with whom he or she has a business or other financial relationship or of each firm, corporation or other entity in which he or she has a present or anticipated interest, direct or indirect. A subcontract of a contract with the Municipality shall be deemed a "direct or indirect financial interest."
I. 
No public official or public employee shall become financially interested, subsequent to final action, in any legislation, including ordinances and resolutions, awards, contracts, leases, cases, claims, decisions, decrees or judgments made by him or her in his or her official capacity, during his or her term of office or employment and until two years have elapsed since the expiration of employment or service. This prohibition shall apply so as to prevent a family member or any person, firm, partnership, corporation, business association, trustee or straw party from becoming financially interested for or on behalf of a public official or public employee within said two-year period.
J. 
This section shall not be construed to prohibit any public official or public employee from:
(1) 
Accepting or receiving any benefit which is provided for or made available to citizens or residents or classes of citizens or residents.
(2) 
Being affiliated with by an investment not exceeding 5% of the equity at fair market value or more than 5% of the assets of the economic interest in indebtedness, employed by or representing a person, firm or corporation or other entity whose business dealings with the Municipality or any Municipal board or commission form an insubstantial part of its total business, provided that he or she has no direct or indirect interest in such business dealings and receives no part of the benefit thereof, takes no part in such business dealings and receives no compensation in connection thereof.
K. 
Nothing in this section shall apply to the affiliation of any public official or public employee with any nonprofit or community service organization.
Where voting conflicts are not otherwise addressed by the Constitution of Pennsylvania or by any law, rule, regulation, order or ordinance, the following procedure shall be employed:
A. 
Any public official or public employee who in the discharge of his official duties would be required to vote on a matter that would result in a conflict of interests shall abstain from voting and, prior to the vote being taken, publicly announce and disclose the nature of his interests as a public record in a written memorandum filed with the person responsible for recording the minutes of the meeting at which the vote is taken; any such contract or Municipal matter shall not be acted upon or approved by the Council except by an affirmative vote of at least five of the members thereof. When the interested officers is a member of the Council, such officer shall refrain from voting on said contract or Municipal matter.
B. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to cases where such officer is an employee of the person, firm or corporation involved in a Municipal contract or Municipal matter in a capacity with no possible influence on the transaction and in which such person cannot possibly be benefited thereby, either financially or in any other material matter.
A. 
No public official or public employee or family member of a public official or public employee of the Municipality shall accept a gift, as defined in § 43-4 of this chapter:
(1) 
From a person seeking to obtain a contract grant, employment or any financial relationship from the Municipality.
(2) 
From a person or business having a financial relationship with the Municipality.
(3) 
From a person or business whose operations or activities are regulated or inspected by the Municipality.
(4) 
From a principal, agent and/or attorney in proceedings in which the Municipality is an adverse party.
(5) 
From a person who has an interest that may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of any public official's or public employee's official duties.
B. 
Exceptions. The prohibitions imposed by Subsection A shall not apply to the following:
(1) 
Acceptance of a gift when circumstances make it clear that the motivation for the gift is due to family relationship, close personal relationship or traditional practices among close friends, such as exchange of birthday and holiday gifts.
(2) 
Acceptance of an award for meritorious achievement from a charitable, religious, professional, recreational, social, fraternal, public service, civic or similar organization.
(3) 
Acceptance of a plaque or memento of nominal value offered as a token of esteem or appreciation on the occasion of a speech or public appearance.
(4) 
Acceptance of small tokens or favors given to everyone attending a function or celebrating an occasion.
(5) 
Acceptance of a legal political contribution made to and reported by a duly registered campaign committee. However, there shall not have been an understanding that the contribution was for the purpose of influencing a vote, action or judgment of the public official or public employee.
(6) 
Acceptance of unsolicited advertising or promotional material such as pens, calendars and other such items of nominal intrinsic value.
(7) 
Acceptance of food and refreshment of nominal value on infrequent occasions or the ordinary course of a luncheon, dinner party or meeting.
A. 
No public official or public employee shall engage in, solicit, negotiate for or promise to accept private employment or render his or her services for private interests or conduct a private business when this employment, service or business creates a conflict of interest or impairs the proper discharge of his or her duties.
B. 
Full-time public employees shall provide written notification of acceptance of a secondary, paid position to their director. Included in this notification should be the name of the secondary employer and the employee's intended job classification and duties. Secondary employment may be undertaken only when not in conflict with the conditions of employment or regulations promulgated by the Municipality.
C. 
No person who has served as a public official or public employee, whether paid or unpaid, within a period of two years after termination of his or her employment or service, shall appear before any Municipal board or commission, department or public official or employee on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or other entity or receive compensation or remuneration of funds for any services rendered on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or other entity in relation to any case proceeding, application, business dealings or other matter with the Municipality and Municipal board or commission.
No public official, with the exception of the Manager and Directors of Departments, shall exert his or her influence to gain or attempt to gain preferential treatment on behalf of an applicant for employment with the Municipality, with the exception of his or her personal staff, except for good cause shown. "Good cause" shall be found to be a showing that such effort is necessary for the best interests of the Municipality.
A. 
No public official or public employee shall grant, offer or provide any privilege to any person, persons, business or other entity beyond that which is available to every other person, business or other entity, with the exception of any legally determined affirmative action plan or Municipally authorized program.
B. 
No public official or public employee shall in any manner receive benefit from the profits of any work or service for the Municipality, or accept any service or thing of value directly or indirectly upon more favorable terms than those granted to the public generally, from any person, firm, corporation or other entity having dealings with the Municipality. Privileges granted by the Municipality to public officials are exempted from the terms of this provision.
C. 
No public official or public employee shall solicit or receive any compensation, gratuity or other thing of value for any act done in the course of public work other than his normal wage or salary paid by the Municipality and set as a condition of employment or as provided for in law.
No public official or public employee shall use his or her official influence to assist any person for a fee or other compensation other than the compensation that is provided by law. The performance of usual and customary constituent services without additional compensation does not constitute the use of prestige of office for private gain.
No public official or public employee shall request or permit the use of or use any Municipal motor vehicle, equipment, material or property except in the conduct of official Municipal business or as provided in the terms of his or her employment.
A. 
No public official or public employee shall require any public employee to engage in any campaign activities related to the election of any candidate or candidates.
B. 
No public official or public employee shall use any public property, material or resources on behalf of any political party, political committee, candidate or candidates or use his or her official authority for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the results thereof, except the Municipal Council Chambers upon written consent by the Manager. It is the intention that all political parties shall have equal access to the chambers as approved by the Manager.
C. 
No appointed official or public employee shall engage in any type of partisan political activity while at work or while the employee should be at work.
D. 
An appointed official or public employee who desires to undertake any partisan political activity restricted by this section may take a leave of absence from Municipal employment without pay, thereby temporarily leaving the Municipal payroll.
It shall be unlawful for any elected or appointed official or for any employee to appear in behalf of another private interest before any agency of the Municipality or to represent any private interest in the action or proceeding against the interests of the Municipality in any litigation to which the Municipality is a party.