Every officer and employee of the city and every city agency shall comply with the following standards of conduct.
(A) No officer or employee, or any immediate family member of any officer or employee, shall have an interest in a business or engage in any business, transaction or activity that is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of the officer’s or employee’s public duties.
(B) No officer or employee shall intentionally use or attempt to use his or her official position with the city to secure unwarranted (or unsolicited) privileges or advantages for himself or herself or others.
(C) No officer or employee shall intentionally take or refrain from taking any discretionary action, or agree to take or refrain from taking any discretionary action, or influence or attempt to influence any other officer or employee to take or refrain from taking any discretionary action, on any matter before the city in order to obtain a financial benefit for any of the following:
(1) The officer or employee.
(2) A family member.
(3) An outside employer.
(4) Any business in which the officer or employee, or any family member has a financial interest, including but not limited to:
(a) An outside employer or business of his or hers, or of his or her family member, or someone who works for such outside employer or business.
(b) A customer or client.
(c) A substantial debtor or creditor of his or hers, or of his or her family member.
(5) Any business with which the officer or employee or any family member is negotiating or seeking prospective employment or another business or professional relationship.
(6) A person or entity from whom the officer or employee has received an election campaign contribution of a total of more than $200 during the past election cycle (this amount includes contributions from a person’s immediate family or business as well as contributions from an entity’s owners, directors, or officers, as well as contributions to the officer’s or employee’s party committee or non-candidate political committee).
(7) A non-governmental civic group, social, charitable or religious organization of which he or she, or his or her immediate family member, is an officer or director.
(D) No officer or employee shell be deemed in violation of any provision in this section if, by reason of the officer’s or employee’s participation, vote, decision, action or inaction, no personal or financial benefit accrues to the officer or employee, a family member, an outside employer, or a business as defined in divisions (C)(4) and (5) of this section, as a member of any business, occupation, profession or other group, to any greater extent than any gain could reasonably be expected to accrue to any other member of the business, occupation, profession or other group.
(E) Every officer or employee who has a prohibited financial interest, which the officer or employee believes or has reason to believe may be affected by his or her participation, vote, decision or other action taken within the scope of his or her public duties, shall disclose the precise nature and value of the interest, in writing, to the governing body of the city or city agency served by the officer or employee, and the disclosure shall be entered on the official record of the proceedings of the governing body. The officer or employee shall refrain from taking any action with respect to the matter that is the subject of the disclosure pursuant to § 39.18.
(1989 Code, § 41.15) (Ord. 2085, passed 11-28-1994; Am. Ord. 2882, passed 5-23-2016; Am. Ord. 2020-2983, passed 3-22-2021)