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Sec. 20.60.4. Reporting Requirements.
 
   Except as prohibited by applicable law, City departments and appointed offices are required to report matters involving potential fraud, waste, or abuse within 10 days of discovery of the information that reasonably indicates that the matter involves fraud, waste or abuse. City departments shall concurrently report the information to the Unit and the Ethics Commission for investigation or appropriate action.
 
   For purposes of this Section, the following definitions apply:
 
   Abuse: The improper use of City resources in a manner contrary to law or City policy or the improper use of one's position for private gain or advantage for themselves or any other person where not otherwise lawful.
 
   Fraud: Any intentional act or omission designed to deprive the City of its resources to which the individual or person is not entitled, including but not limited to making false statements or submitting false documents, withholding or misrepresenting material facts, bribery, or unauthorized disclosure of confidential procurement documents.
 
   Waste: The extravagant or excessive expenditure of City funds above and beyond the level that is reasonably required to meet the needs of the City or the consumption or use of City resources that is not knowingly authorized.
 
SECTION HISTORY
 
Added by Ord. No. 182,478, Eff. 4-17-13.