(a) No elected official, employee, or board or commission member shall knowingly use his or her official position or official powers and duties to secure a financial or material benefit, or promise of a financial or material benefit, for himself or herself, a relative, or any private organization in which he or she has an interest.
(b) No elected official, employee, or board or commission member shall request without offering just compensation, require or coerce a subordinate employee to perform any task unreasonably outside the scope of his or her city employment that does not further a city interest, including the performance of any clerical or other work on behalf of the individual, his or her family, business, social, church, or fraternal interest that does not further a city interest, or the purchase of goods or services for personal, business, or political purposes. Excessive requests by a supervisor to perform tasks unreasonably outside the scope of a subordinate's city employment may constitute a violation of this Section, regardless of whether just compensation is offered.
(c) No elected official, employee, or board or commission member shall sell or agree to sell, either directly or indirectly through an entity in which he or she holds an interest, goods or services to the city, except through the city's competitive bidding process consistent with Ohio Revised Code Section.
(d) No elected official, employee, or board or commission member shall violate the prohibitions applicable to Ohio cities regarding public contracts pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 2921, and any public contracts awarded in violation of Ohio Revised Code Chapter 2921 shall be void and unenforceable.
(e) No elected official, employee, or board or commission member shall knowingly misrepresent his or her personal opinion to be the official position of the city. This paragraph shall not apply to statements of elected officials made in the course of fulfilling the responsibilities of, or running for, office.
(f) No elected official, employee or board or commission member, shall draw a per diem or expense monies from the city to attend a seminar, convention, or conference and then fail to attend the seminar, convention, or conference without acquiring prior pproval from a direct supervisor or refunding the pro-rata unused per diem or expense monies to the City.
(g) No elected official, employee, or board or commission member shall knowingly suppress any public record.
(h) No elected official, employee, or board or commission member shall:
(1) Abuse his or her authority to compel a subordinate employee to endure or participate in sexual conduct; or
(2) Require or coerce a subordinate employee to accept sexual harassment or unwelcome sexual advances as a condition of employment, equal treatment, approval, or advancement.
(Ord. 34-2017. Passed 9-12-17.)