All City employees, irrespective of their status, are forbidden to engage in conduct which reflects unfavorably upon the City at all times. City employees are also forbidden to engage in conduct which creates the impression of or results in the actual use of public office for private gain, to giving preferential treatment to any person or to lose absolute impartiality and objectivity in the performance of City business.
(Prior code § 8B-109)
No City employee shall engage in any business other than that which directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of the employee's assigned position during working hours, including such activities as selling to fellow employees, lending money for profit, etc.
(Prior code § 8B-110)
A. 
Upon written notification to the employee's department head, an employee may engage in noncity service employment. However, no employee may retain employment which would jeopardize the integrity of the City, create a conflict of interest or interfere with the performance of the duties and responsibilities of his or her position. Should the department head determine that an employee's outside employment has a negative impact upon the City's image or interferes with the efficient operation of the City government, he or she may instruct the employee to terminate the outside employment. Such instruction shall be enforceable via possible disciplinary action as prescribed in Article 11.
B. 
Any employee who engages in outside employment shall be fully cognizant of the fact that he or she is subject to call to perform his or her regular City duties should such action become necessary.
C. 
Should a City employee become disabled either through occupational disease or injury directly attributable to the employee's outside employment, the City in no instance shall be liable nor grant injury leave to the employee. Neither shall the employee be eligible for workmen's compensation benefits through the City.
(Prior code § 8B-111)
A. 
Since many City employees are in a position to obtain information or to influence a decision concerning financial matters, it shall be strictly forbidden for an employee to utilize such information or influence in a manner that benefits the employee and/or any acquaintance. If an employee finds that he or she has a financial interest which could be affected by a City action, then the employee is affirmatively obligated to report the situation to his or her department head and/or the City Administrator.
B. 
Only in extenuating circumstances may privileged information be disclosed to the public. Such disclosure must be approved by the City Administrator, but in no instance shall the information be of a financial nature.
(Prior code § 8B-112)
All employees of the City shall be able to exercise their franchise in any election in which they may be eligible, and to express their opinion. All City employees have the explicit right either to participate or to refrain from participating in partisan political activity with the provision that no employee has the right to engage in partisan political activity during regular working hours. No City employee shall be permitted to hold any elective office within the City government. Except for positions on the Personnel Appeal Board, City employees may be permitted to accept appointive positions, within the scope of Section 4.04.110.
(Prior code § 8B-113)