[Amended 9-25-1985, approved 11-5-1985 by election]
Except as provided by state law, no employee of this city shall
hold an elective or appointive office in this city government while
they are in the employ of this city or any of its agencies.
[Amended 9-5-1990, approved 11-6-1990 by election; 2-12-2003, approved 11-4-2003 by election; 11-2-2021 by election]
No elective or appointive officer or employee of this city shall
knowingly take part in a decision concerning the business of this
city in which they or a member of their immediate family directly
or indirectly has a financial interest, aside from their salary as
such officer or employee, greater than any other citizen or taxpayer.
Any elective or appointive officer or employee of the city who has
such financial interest in any such decision shall make full, public
disclosure of such interest prior to the city's deliberating on such
decision.
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Editor's Note: Former § C10-3, Disqualification
from Decision-Making Process, was repealed 11-2-2021 by election.
No elective or appointive officer or employee shall devote any
city property or labor to private use except as may be provided by
law or ordinance.
No elective or appointive officer or employee of the city shall
solicit or accept any gift or gratuity which could, in any manner,
be construed to affect or influence the performance of his/her official
duties.
No elective or appointive officer or employee of the city shall
collect any fees, salaries or other payments in connection with his/her
official duties with the exception of court fees, for his/her own
use, but all such fees, salaries or other payments shall be paid into
the city treasury.
No elective or appointive officer or employee of the city shall
utilize or dispense information gained through said office or employment
for the personal profit of themselves or others, as opposed to the
public good of the community.
[Amended 9-5-1990, approved 11-6-1990 by election]
This Article shall apply to all officers and employees of the
city, including officers and employees of the school system.
[Amended 11-2-2021 by election]
Any elective or appointive officer or employee of the city found
to have violated any of the provisions of this article shall be personally
liable to the city to the extent that the city suffers loss thereby.[1]
[Amended 8-26-1992, approved 11-3-1992 by election; 11-2-2021 by election]
No elective or appointive officer or employee of the City shall
solicit, negotiate for or promise to accept employment with any person,
firm or corporation with which the officer's or employee's department,
body or agency is engaged on behalf of the City in the transaction
of business which is or may be affected by the officer's or employee's
official action. No elective officer may become employed by the City
within one year after their term of office ends.
