Section 9.01. Conflict of Interest.
Section 9.02. Holding Other Office.
Section 9.03. Political Activity.
A. 
Definitions. The following definitions shall be applicable when the defined terms are used in this section.
(1) 
"Board, Commission or Committee Member" means any voting member of a City board, commission, committee or similar appointed body.
(2) 
"Business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, organization, or individual carrying on a business.
(3) 
"City Employee" means the City Manager, Appointed Officers, Department Directors, and any other person who is not an elected official of the City and who receives compensation in the form of a salary from the City.
(4) 
"Controlling Interest" means an interest which is greater than twenty (20) percent.
(5) 
"Contract" means an agreement to purchase or obtain services, construction or items of personal property with a value of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more, but shall not include a contract of employment with the City.
(6) 
"Employment" means rendering of services for compensation in the form of salary as an employee.
(7) 
"Financial Interest" means an interest held by a person, that person's spouse or domestic partner, or minor children, which is:
(a) 
Any ownership interest in a business; or
(b) 
Any employment or prospective employment for which negotiations have already begun.
(8) 
"Official Act" means an official decision, recommendation, approval, disapproval or other action which involves the use of discretionary authority.
B. 
Disclosure and Voting. In addition to any other applicable provision of law, the provisions of this section shall govern disclosure and voting by the Mayor and City Councilors as follows:
(1) 
The Mayor or any Councilor who has a financial interest (including property ownership) in the outcome of any policy, decision, or determination before the Governing Body, shall disclose to the other members of the Governing Body the nature of the financial interest, and the disclosure shall be recorded by the Clerk as part of the minutes of the meeting at which the disclosure is made.
(2) 
Disclosure of financial interest or possible interest on any issue coming before the Governing Body shall not disqualify a member of the Governing Body from voting on the issue, unless:
(a) 
A majority of the remaining members of the Governing Body determine that the member who discloses his financial interest should not in propriety vote on the issue; or
(b) 
The member having a financial interest or possible interest in the issue voluntarily disqualifies himself.
C. 
Disqualification. All City employees and board, commission and committee members shall disqualify themselves from participating in any official act directly affecting a business in which that employee or board, commission or committee member has a financial interest (including property ownership). The governing Body may grant an exception from the requirements of this subsection by action in which it sets forth the reasons for its action.
D. 
Gifts. No City elected or appointed official, employee, or board, commission or committee member shall request, receive or accept a gift or loan, or request, receive or accept a gift on behalf of any other person, if:
(1) 
It tends to influence the official, employee, or board, commission or committee member in the discharge of any official act, or if the donor's financial interest would tend to be affected by the official action; or
(2) 
The official, employee or board, commission or committee member has, within the prior two years, engaged in any official act directly affecting the donor or lender; or
(3) 
A reasonable person would conclude that the gift would tend to influence or was intended to influence the official's action; or
(4) 
The official, employee, or board, commission or committee member knows the donor or lender will be directly affected by a future official act of the official, employee, or board, commission or committee member.
The prohibitions expressed herein shall not apply to bona fide gifts of a personal nature, such as Christmas, birthday gifts and the like, provided that none of the above factors is present.
E. 
Gifts-Exceptions. The prohibitions specified herein shall not apply to:
(1) 
An occasional non-pecuniary gift, insignificant in value;
(2) 
An award publicly presented in recognition of public service;
(3) 
A commercially reasonable loan made in the ordinary course of business of making loans; or
F. 
Contracts. The City shall not enter into any contract for goods or services with any City elected official or City employee, with any former City elected official or City employee who was a City elected official or City employee during the immediate prior twelve months, or with the spouse or domestic partner of any of the above, or with a business in which such current or former City elected official or employee has a controlling interest, unless:
(1) 
The existence of any controlling interest is disclosed; and
(2) 
The contract is entered into after public notice and competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals in which price is a factor.
G. 
Enforcement. The Governing Body shall adopt ordinances and provide for fines necessary to implement the provisions of this Article. Enforcement shall be delegated to the Campaign and Ethics Board.
A. 
Except as authorized by state law, no elected officer of the City shall hold any other elected public office during the term for which the member was elected. Any such state law authorization shall be specific, and is not to be implied by silence. Upon swearing in and assumption of any such other office, the elected officer shall be deemed to have forfeited the City office.
B. 
No elected officer of the City shall hold any other City officer or be employed by the City during the term for which the member was elected.
C. 
No former Mayor or Councilor shall be employed by the City until one (1) year after the expiration of the term for which the member was elected.
D. 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Governing Body from selecting any current or former Mayor or Councilor to represent the City before any other governmental entity.
A. 
No person shall engage in fund raising or campaigning in City offices regarding any ballot measure at a City election.
B. 
No person shall be disciplined or dismissed from City employment for failure or refusal to pay or promise to pay any assessment, subscription or contribution to any political group, organization or campaign for municipal office, provided, that nothing herein shall prohibit or limit voluntary contributions to municipal election campaigns.
C. 
Any City employee who becomes a candidate for municipal elective office of the City of Las Vegas shall, upon filing a declaration of candidacy, take a leave of absence without pay, use accrued vacation time, or both, not later than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the municipal election. The City shall grant any such requested leave of absence.
D. 
No employee of the City shall engage in any campaigning, fundraising or other political activity involving any municipal election while on duty.
E. 
The Governing Body shall adopt an ordinance providing for implementation and enforcement of this section.