SEC. 2-3. OFFICERS, ETC., OF CITY NOT TO DEAL IN CITY WARRANTS OR OBLIGATIONS.

   No officer of the city, nor any deputy, clerk or employee of any such officer, nor any servant or agent of the city, shall, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other for his own or another’s benefit, deal in the purchase of city warrants, bonds or other obligations of the city. (Code 1941, Art. 19-3)

SEC. 2-3.1. PRESERVATION OF DUTIES, POWERS, AND FUNCTIONS OF CITY MANAGER.

   (a)   Whenever this code, another city ordinance, or a city council resolution delegates a duty, power, or function to a specific employee who is responsible to the city manager, that duty, power, or function may, at the discretion of the city manager as the chief administrative and executive officer of the city, also be performed or exercised by the city manager or by any assistant city manager or other city employee designated by the city manager to perform or exercise that duty, power, or function.

   (b)   Nothing in Subsection (a) authorizes the city manager to designate a person to perform or exercise a duty, power, or function when such a designation would be inconsistent with the city charter or state law. (Ord. 22356)

SEC. 2-4. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE FOR MISCONDUCT OR NEGLECT OF DUTY.

   Any officer of the city who shall refuse or willfully fail or neglect to perform any duty enjoined upon him by law or ordinance, or shall, in the discharge of his official duties, be guilty of any fraud, extortion, oppression, favoritism, partiality or willful wrong or injustice, is guilty of an offense, and may be removed from office for malfeasance in office as provided by the charter and the civil service rules. (Code 1941, Art. 19-4; 19963)

SEC. 2-5. LABOR UNIONS - CITY EMPLOYEES NOT TO ORGANIZE OR JOIN.

   It shall be unlawful for any officer, agent, or employee, or any group of them, of the city to organize a labor union, organization or club of city employees, or to be concerned with or a member thereof, whether such labor union, organization or club is affiliated or not with any local, state, national or international body or organization whose charter, bylaws, rules, custom, policy, or practice govern or control, or has for its purpose the governing or controlling of its members in matter of working time, working conditions, or compensation to be asked or demanded of the city. (Code 1941, Art. 19-6; Ord. Nos. 3392; 5364)

SEC. 2-6. SAME - SAME - INTENT AND PURPOSE OF PROVISION.

   It is further the intent and purpose of Section 2-5 to prohibit any officer, agent or employee of the city from becoming a member of any organization, which by its charter, rules, bylaws, practices, policy, or conduct undertakes as a body, or through its representatives, to represent its membership in any bargaining for wages, working conditions, rules of employment or otherwise, or which may as a body, or through its representatives or agents, attempt to influence local or state legislation regarding conditions of employment, wages, hours or other matters affecting their service, directly or indirectly, with the city. (Code 1941, Art. 19-6; Ord. Nos. 3392; 5364)

SEC. 2-7. SAME - SAME - PENALTY FOR VIOLATING PROHIBITIONS.

   Any person violating the terms or provisions of Section 2-5 shall be subject to summary dismissal by the city council, board, city manager or officer having power to employ and discharge such officer, agent or employee. (Code 1941, Art. 19-6; Ord. Nos. 3392; 5364)

SEC. 2-8. HEARINGS AND INVESTIGATIONS AS TO CITY AFFAIRS - SUBPOENA POWERS OF PERSON OR BODY CONDUCTING SAME.

   In all hearings and investigations that may hereafter be conducted by the city council, the city manager, or any person or committee authorized by either or both of them for the purpose of making investigations as to city affairs, shall for that purpose subpoena witnesses and compel the production of books, papers, and other evidence material to such inquiry in the same manner as is now prescribed by the laws of this state for compelling the attendance of witnesses and production of evidence in the corporation court. A person receiving a subpoena in accordance with this section may, before the return date specified in the subpoena, petition the corporation court for a motion to modify or quash the subpoena. This provision for pre-compliance review applies to all subpoenas, including but not limited to those issued pursuant to Chapters III, XIII, and XVI of the City Charter or Sections 19-9, 20-10, 20A-8, 37-35, 37A-4, 40A-4, 46-10, or 50-3 of this code unless a separate pre-compliance review is provided. (Code 1941, Art. 22-1; Ord. 31533)