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SEC. 12A-3.   FIDUCIARY DUTY.
   A city official and employee, in the performance of his or her official duties, shall fulfill his or her fiduciary duty to the city. (Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)
SEC. 12A-4.   STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR; STANDARDS OF CIVILITY.
   (a)   Standards of behavior. City officials and employees shall, when acting in the performance of their official duties, comply with the following standards of behavior:
      (1)   To conduct themselves and to operate with integrity and in a manner that merits the trust and support of the public.
      (2)   To uphold all applicable laws and regulations to protect and enhance the city's ability to accomplish its mission.
      (3)   To treat others with respect, doing for and to others what the official or employee would have done for and to himself or herself in similar circumstances.
      (4)   To responsibly manage taxpayer resources.
      (5)   To take no actions that could benefit the official or employee personally, or his or her relative, to the detriment of the city, avoiding even the appearance of a conflict of interest, and to always exercise good judgment.
      (6)   To carefully consider the public perception of personal and professional actions and the effect such actions could have, positively or negatively, on the city's reputation both in the community and elsewhere.
      (7)   To strive for personal and professional growth to improve effectiveness at work.
   (b)   Standards of civility. City officials and employees shall, when acting in the performance of their official duties, comply with the following standards of civility in their interactions with city officials, city employees, residents, and persons doing business with the city:
      (1)   City officials and employees shall accord respect and courtesy to each other, city officials, city employees, residents, and persons doing business with the city.
      (2)   City officials and employees shall not make comments or take actions that are abusive; belligerent; crude; derogatory; impertinent; profane; slanderous; threatening; or involve personal attacks upon the character, integrity, or motives of others.
      (3)   City officials and employees shall preserve order and decorum in meetings in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order and the applicable rules of procedure of the city council, board, or commission.
      (4)   City officials shall treat city employees as professionals and shall not:
         (A)   interfere with the work of city employees.
         (B)   impair the ability of city employees to implement city policies.
         (C)   influence city employees in the making of recommendations or decisions.
         (D)   berate city employees.
      (5)   City officials shall work through the city manager, city secretary, city attorney, city auditor, or inspector general, and the applicable department director to obtain information or request assistance with projects, rather than contacting city employees directly. This provision does not apply to professional and administrative assistants to the mayor and city council.
      (6)   Because independent advice from boards and commissions is essential to the public decision-making process, city council members shall not:
         (A)   use their position to influence the deliberations or decisions of boards and commissions.
         (B)   appoint city council office staff members to boards and commissions.
         (C)   demand that board or commission members vote as requested by the city council member or threaten board or commission members with removal.
This paragraph does not prohibit city council members from receiving information from or providing information to a board or commission member, working together with board and commission members on projects, or expressing their opinions to board and commission members. (Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)
SEC. 12A-5.   ANTI-DISCRIMINATION.
   Excluding anyone from our community based on their race, ethnicity, color, age, religion, marital or parental status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic characteristics, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, political opinions or affiliations, or any other legally protected characteristic or status diminishes us and compromises our ability to fulfill our mission. Discrimination against others based on any of these factors, or any other legally protected classifications, is prohibited. Discriminatory harassment and other offensive acts include any conduct, whether verbal, visual, or physical, that creates an abusive and hostile work environment, or that has the purpose or effect of interfering with an employee's work performance or development. (Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)
SEC. 12A-6.   RETALIATION PROHIBITED.
   A person commits an offense if he or she retaliates against another for filing a complaint, or for testifying, assisting, or participating, in any manner, in a proceeding or hearing under this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)
Division 2. Actions of Others.
SEC. 12A-7.   OTHER PERSONS.
   (a)   Violations by other persons. A city official or employee shall not knowingly assist or induce, or attempt to assist or induce, any person to violate any provision of this chapter.
   (b)   Using others to engage in forbidden conduct. A city official or employee shall not violate any provision of this chapter through the acts of another.
   (c)   Participation in ethics violations. No person shall knowingly induce, attempt to induce, conspire with, aid, or assist, or attempt to aid or assist another person to violate any provision of this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)
SEC. 12A-8.   DUTY TO REPORT VIOLATIONS.
   A person subject to this chapter shall immediately report any conduct that the person knows to be a violation of this chapter to the inspector general. Failure to report a violation of this chapter is a violation of this chapter. Any person who knowingly fails to report a violation of this chapter shall be subject to sanctions described in this chapter. For purposes of this section, a report made to the inspector general's Fraud, Waste, or Abuse hotline is considered a report under this section. (Ord. Nos.  32072; 32472)
Division 3. Ethics Commitments.
SEC. 12A-9.   ETHICS TRAINING.
   (a)   All new city officials and new city employees shall receive ethics training within 30 days after being appointed to office or hired by the city. All current city officials and current city employees shall receive ethics training on an ongoing basis at least every two years.
   (b)   All city officials who are leaving city service shall receive ethics information concerning requirements for former city officials before the city official ends his or her city service. All city employees who are terminating their employment shall receive ethics information concerning requirements for former city employees before the city employee ends his or her employment with the city.
   (c)   The inspector general shall provide all lobbying registrants with ethics information within 30 days after registration. Each registrant shall provide their individual lobbyists with a copy of the ethics information.
   (d)   The chief integrity officer shall draft a statement for the office of procurement services relating to the applicability of this chapter to persons doing business with the city and to city officials and city employees who work with persons doing business with the city. The director of the office of procurement services shall publish on the city's website the statement from the chief integrity officer.
   (e)   This ethics training and information required by this section shall be made available in a format and medium as determined by the chief integrity officer. The chief integrity officer, in coordination with the city manager, city auditor, and city secretary's liaisons, shall structure ethics training and information to ensure that participants have the necessary knowledge to accomplish the statement of purpose in this chapter and comply with all applicable ethics laws. City officials and employees must demonstrate such knowledge by passing any required ethics training.
   (f)   Failure to receive ethics training, documents, or notices required by this section does not waive that person's duty to comply with this chapter or waive enforcement of this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)
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