(A) No city official or employee shall transact any business in his official capacity with any entity in which he has a substantial interest.
(B) No city official or employee shall represent, for compensation, any other private person, group or entity before any department, commission, board or committee of the city.
(C) No city official or employee shall represent, directly or indirectly, any other private person, group or entity in any action or proceeding against the interest of the city, or in any litigation in which the city or any department, commission, or board or committee thereof is a party; provided, however, that nothing herein shall limit the authority of the City Attorney and his staff to represent the city, its boards, commissions, committees and officers.
(D) No city official or employee shall represent, directly or indirectly, any other private person, or any group or entity in any court action or proceeding which was instituted by a city official or employee in the course of his or her official duties.
(E) No city official shall represent any other private person, or any group or entity in any action or proceeding in any court which was instituted by or is arising from a decision of a city board, commission, committee, task force or other body on which the official serves.
(F) No city official or employee shall accept or solicit any gift or favor that might reasonably tend to influence that individual in the discharge of official duties or that the official or employee knows or should know has been offered with the intent to influence or pay for official conduct.
(G) (1) No city official or employee shall solicit or accept other employment to be performed or compensation to be received while still a city official or employee, if the employment or compensation could reasonably be expected to impair independence in judgment or performance of city duties.
(2) If a city official or employee accepts or is soliciting a promise of future employment from any person or entity who has a substantial interest in a person, entity or property which would be affected by any decision upon which the official or employee might reasonably be expected to act, investigate, advise, or make a recommendation, the official or employee shall disclose that fact to the board or commission on which he serves or to his supervisor and shall take no further action on matters regarding the potential future employer.
(H) No salaried city official or employee shall use his official position to secure a special privilege or exemption for himself or others, or to secure confidential information for any purpose other than official responsibilities.
(I) No city official or employee shall use city facilities, personnel, equipment or supplies for private purposes, except to the extent such are lawfully available to the public.
(Ord. passed 6-16-92) Penalty, see § 2-224