As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
APPOINTED OFFICER
Includes all positions appointed by the Mayor and Council
or the City Manager, including appointment to the Housing Authority,
but not employees.
COUNCILOR
A member of the Dover City Council.
ELECTED OFFICER
The Mayor, Deputy Mayor and all Councilors and the positions
of ward election officials and Charter Commission members.
EMPLOYEE
Includes all City employees whose salary is paid in whole
or in part from the City treasury and all positions over which the
City Manager, department heads or the City Council has power of appointment.
FAMILY
Any person who is related to an elected or appointed officer
or employee in one of the following ways: spouse, parent, grandparent,
child, grandchild or sibling. The definition also includes all persons
who are members of the same household as the elected or appointed
officer or employee, regardless of whether they are related by blood
or marriage.
No elected or appointive officer or employee of the City shall
take part in a decision concerning the business of this City or engage
in any business or transaction in which he/she or a member of his/her
family, directly or indirectly, has a financial interest, aside from
his/her salary as such officer or employee, greater than any other
citizen or taxpayer, nor shall he/she have any financial or other
private interest, directly or indirectly, which is in conflict with
the proper discharge of his/her official duties.
[Amended 2-27-2019 by Ord. No. 2019.02.13-003]
No elected or appointed officer or employee shall appear on
behalf of private interests before the City board, commission, committee,
subcommittee or authority on which he/she serves. Councilors, however,
may appear without compensation on behalf of constituents or in the
performance of public or civic obligations.
No Councilor or appointed officer or employee shall accept any
gift of $25 or more at one time, or $100 in a calendar year from a
single source, whether in the form of service, loan, thing or promise
or any other form, from any person, firm or corporation interested,
directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever in business dealings
with the City. Campaign contributions received during the official
election period shall not be considered gifts.
No Councilor or appointed officer or employee shall intentionally
disclose confidential or privileged information, or other information
learned by virtue of official position as defined in RSA 42:1-a, or
information obtained in sessions pursuant to RSA 91-A:2, I(b) or (c),
concerning the property, government or affairs of the City.
No elected or appointed officer or employee shall invest or
hold any investment, directly or indirectly, in any financial, business,
commercial, or other private transaction which creates a conflict
with his/her official duties.
No elected or appointed officer or employee shall engage in
or accept private employment or render or sell services or goods from
private interests, which such employment or service is incompatible
with the proper discharge of his/her official duties.
No elected or appointed officer or employee shall solicit, negotiate
for or promise to accept employment by any person, firm or corporation
with which he or she is or his or her agency is engaged on behalf
of the City in the transaction of business or which is or may be affected
by his or her official action. In connection with this prohibition,
no elected officer shall assume employment with the City for 365 days
after leaving office.
If any provision of this article is declared invalid or unenforceable
by a court of law, the remaining portions shall remain in full force
and effect.