The intent of this chapter is to encourage the city's employees, vendors and contractors to seek, obtain and retain elective office by preventing their automatic disqualification for elective office because of their having an employment or contractual relationship with the city and also by not requiring such employment or contractual relationship to be automatically terminated because the employee, vendor or contractor fails to obtain or retain an elected office. It is not the intent of this chapter to allow conflicts of interest otherwise prohibited by law.
(Ord. 2115 § 2 (part), 11-18-2002)
For purposes of this section, the following term shall have the following meaning:
"City employee"
shall mean one who provides services on a full or part time basis for which supervision and remuneration is provided by the city.
"Vendor"
shall mean one who provides any form of business service or product for which consideration is paid by the city.
"Elected office"
shall mean an office that is voted upon by the qualified electorate of the city, which currently consists of the treasurer, city clerk, and city council members.
(Ord. 2115 § 2 (part), 11-18-2002)
A. 
No person who is a city employee, or a vendor or contractor of the city shall be prohibited from seeking, attaining or maintaining a city elected office solely by reason of their status as a city employee, vendor or contractor of the city;
B. 
No person who is a city employee, or a vendor or contractor of the city shall be required, prior to seeking, holding or maintaining a city elected office, to give up any previously existing employment with the city, or to terminate any previously existing contract with the city;
C. 
No person holding any city elected office shall be required to terminate any previously existing employment with the city, or to terminate any previously existing contract with the city, solely by reason of any failure to maintain or retain such elected office.
D. 
This section shall in no way be construed to authorize any conduct or relationship with the city that constitutes a conflict of interest prohibited by law.
(Ord. 2115 § 2 (part), 11-18-2002)