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A. No City officer or employee shall engage in private employment, or render services for a private interest, when such employment or service is incompatible with proper discharge of official duties or would tend to impair that officer's or employee's independence or judgment or action in the performance of those duties, unless otherwise permitted by law.
B. No City officer or employee shall appear on behalf of any private person, other than himself, his spouse or minor children, before any City body. However, a member of the City Council may appear before City bodies on behalf of a constituent in the course of official duties as a representative of the electorate or in the performance of public or civic obligations.
C. Any outside employment for employees shall comply with section 5070 of the "Draper Personnel Manual". (Ord. 785, 7-31-2007, eff. 8-15-2007)
City officers and employees, whether appointed or elected, full time or part time, paid or unpaid, should conduct their official and private affairs so as not to give a reasonable basis for the impression that any such officer or employee can be improperly influenced in the performance of public duties. Such officers or employees should so conduct themselves as to maintain public confidence in their performance of the public trust in the government they represent. All City officials and employees should avoid even the appearance of conflict between their public duties and private interests. (Ord. 785, 7-31-2007, eff. 8-15-2007)
A. For purposes of this section, "hours of employment" means occurring at a time when a City officer or employee is acting within the course and scope of employment, but excludes a lunch break afforded to the officer or employee.
B. Except as otherwise provided by law:
1. The partisan political activity, political opinion, or political affiliation of an applicant for a position with the city may not provide a basis for denying employment to the applicant.
2. A city officer's or employee's partisan political activity, political opinion, or political affiliation may not provide the basis for the officer or employee's employment, promotion, disciplinary action, demotion, or dismissal.
3. A city employee may not engage in political campaigning or solicit political contributions during hours of employment.
4. A city officer or employee may not use city equipment while engaged in campaigning or other political activity.
5. A city officer or employee may not directly or indirectly coerce, command, or advise another city officer or employee to pay, lend, or contribute part of the officer's or employee's salary or compensation, or anything else of value to a political party, committee, organization, agency, or person for political purposes.
6. A city officer or employee may not attempt to make another officer or employee's personnel status dependent on the officer's or employee's support or lack of support of a political party, affiliation, opinion, committee, organization, agency, or person engaged in political activity.
C. A city employee who has filed a declaration of candidacy may:
1. Be given a leave of absence for the period between the primary election and the general election; and
2. Use any vacation or other leave available to engage in campaign activities.
D. Neither the filing of a declaration of candidacy nor a leave of absence under this section may be used as the basis for an adverse employment action, including discipline and termination, against the employee.
E. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:
1. Prohibit a city officer or employee's voluntary contribution to a party or candidate of the officer or employee's choice; or
2. Permit city officer or employee partisan political activity that is prohibited under federal law.
F. No city officer or employee shall solicit or participate in soliciting any assessment, subscription, or contribution to any political party during working hours on the premises of any city property.
G. No city officer or employee shall promise any appointment to any position with the city as a reward for any political activity.
H. A city employee who is elected as a city officer shall terminate the city employment prior to being sworn into the elected office. (Ord. 785, 7-31-2007, eff. 8-15-2007)
A. As used in this section, "relative" means a father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, sister, brother, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, life partner, ward, fiance, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, stepparent, or stepchild.
B. No relative of a city officer or a relative's spouse shall be employed by the city.
C. No relative of an elected city officer or the relative's spouse employed prior to the effective date of this chapter shall be affected hereby. (Ord. 785, 7-31-2007, eff. 8-15-2007)