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.
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.
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.
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.