A city official or employee shall not use or disclose confidential government information acquired during service as an official or employee. This rule does not prohibit:
(1) 
Any disclosure that is no longer confidential by law; or
(2) 
The confidential reporting of illegal or unethical conduct to authorities designated by law.
(Ordinance 898-05-08 adopted 5/21/08; 2009 Code, sec. 1.04.111)
(a) 
Representation by former board member.
A person who was a member of a city board shall not represent any person, group, or entity for a period of two (2) years after the termination of his or her official duties:
(1) 
Before that board or body;
(2) 
Before city staff having responsibility for making recommendations to, or taking any action on behalf of, that board or body.
(b) 
Representation before city.
(1) 
A former elected city official or employee shall not represent for compensation any person, group, or entity, other than himself or herself, or his or her spouse or minor children, before the city for a period of two (2) years after termination of his or her official duties. For purposes of this subsection, the term “compensation” means money or any other thing of value that is received, or is to be received, in return for or in connection with such representation.
(2) 
In connection with the representation of private interests before the city, a former city official or employee shall not state or imply that he or she is able to influence city action on any basis other than the merits.
(Ordinance 898-05-08 adopted 5/21/08; 2009 Code, sec. 1.04.112)
(a) 
Impermissible interest in discretionary contract or sale.
This section applies only to contracts or sales made on a discretionary basis, and not to contracts or sales made on a competitive bid basis. Within one (1) year of the termination of official duties, a former elected city official or employee shall not have a financial interest, direct or indirect, in any discretionary contract with the city, and shall not be financially interested, directly or indirectly, in the sale to the city of any land, materials, supplies, or service. Any violation of this section, with the knowledge, expressed or implied, of the individual or business entity contracting with the council shall render the contract involved voidable by the city manager or the council. A former city official or employee has a prohibited “financial interest” in a discretionary contract with the city, or in the sale to the city of land, materials, supplies, or service, if any of the following individuals or entities is a party to the contract or sale:
(1) 
The former officer or employee;
(2) 
His or her parent, child, or spouse;
(3) 
A business entity in which the former officer or employee, or his or her parent, child or spouse, directly or indirectly owns:
(A) 
Ten (10) percent or more of the voting stock or shares of the business entity; or
(B) 
Ten (10) percent or more of the fair market value of the business entity.
(b) 
Prior participation in negotiation or awarding.
A former city official or employee may not, within two (2) years of the termination of official duties, perform work on a compensated basis relating to a discretionary contract, if he or she personally and substantially participated in the negotiation or awarding of the contract. A former city official or employee, within two (2) years of termination of official duties, must disclose to the city manager immediately upon knowing that he or she will perform work on a compensated basis relating to a discretionary contract.
(Ordinance 898-05-08 adopted 5/21/08; 2009 Code, sec. 1.04.113)