City employees shall not appropriate or use City-owned, -leased
or -rented property or the City-related services of any City official
or employee for other than official business. Further, City employees
shall exercise all reasonable and prudent measures to preclude the
same from any unauthorized possession or use.
During the course of any investigation or hearing, the City
Council, City Manager or his, her or its designee may request any
employee to attend and give witness. Any City employee refusing to
do so may be subject to appropriate disciplinary action up to and
including termination. Employees shall not be subject to any disciplinary
or other adverse administrative action for exercising their constitutional
Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during the course
of any investigation or hearing, unless the City Manager has granted
full immunity from any adverse administrative action. Immunity from
criminal prosecution shall not be granted, and employees fearing such
prosecution shall retain all rights under the Fifth Amendment.
City employees shall not personally profit or benefit from any
agreement, purchase, contract, sale or service between the City of
Franklin and any person or company, nor shall they accept any free
or preferred services, benefits, gifts or concessions from any person,
company or agency. An occasional nonpecuniary gift of insignificant
value (less than $20) may be accepted. This section also does not
prohibit the acceptance of awards which are publicly presented in
recognition of public service, nor does it were not an official or
employee of the City. Having lunch or dinner at someone else's
expense is not prohibited, but may be subject to review by the applicable
department head and/or the City Manager if abuse of gifts is suspected.
All other forms of entertainment must be approved by the City Manager
prior to acceptance. No City employee shall have any financial interest
in the profits of any purchase, sale, contract or work performed by
the City or for the City, unless the employee is an owner/employee
of a legitimate company and the award is the result of a competitive
public bidding process.