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No officer or employee of the city or any city agency shall directly or through others undertake, execute, hold or enjoy, in whole or in part, any contract made, entered into, awarded or granted by the city or a city agency, except as follows.
(A) The prohibition above shall not apply to contracts entered into before an elected officer filed as a candidate for city office, before an appointed officer was appointed to a city or city agency office or before an employee was hired by the city or a city agency. However, if any contract entered into by a city or city agency, officer or employee before he or she became a candidate, was appointed to office or was hired as an employee, is renewable after he or she becomes a candidate, assumes the appointed office or is hired as an employee, then the prohibition above shall apply to the renewal of the contract.
(B) The prohibition above shall not apply if the contract is awarded after public notice and competitive bidding, unless the officer or employee is authorized to participate in establishing the contract specifications, awarding the contract or managing contract performance after the contract is awarded. If the officer or employee has any of the authorities set forth in the preceding sentence, then the officer or employee shall have no interest in the contract, unless the requirements set forth in division (C) below are satisfied.
(C) The prohibition above shall not apply in any case where the following requirements are satisfied:
(1) The specific nature of the contract transaction and the nature of the officer’s or employee’s interest in the contract are publicly disclosed at a meeting of the governing body of the city or city agency;
(2) The disclosure is made a part of the official record of the governing body of the city or city agency before the contract is executed;
(3) A finding is made by the governing body of the city or city agency that the contract with the officer or employee is in the best interest of the public and the city or city agency because of price, limited supply or other specific reasons; and
(4) The finding is made a part of the official record of the governing body of the city or city agency before the contract is executed.
(Prior Code, § 39.11) (Ord. 571, passed 12-6-1994) Penalty, see § 39.999
No officer or employee of the city or any city agency shall directly, or indirectly through any other person or business, solicit or accept any gift having a fair market value of more than $100, whether in the form of money, service, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, thing or promise or any other form, under circumstances in which it could reasonably be inferred that the gift was intended to influence, or could reasonably be expected to influence the officer or employee in the performance of his or her public duties.
(Prior Code, § 39.12) (Ord. 571, passed 12-6-1994) Penalty, see § 39.999
No officer or employee of the city shall use or permit the use of any time, funds, personnel, equipment or other personal or real property for the private use of any person, unless:
(A) The use is specifically authorized by a stated city policy; or
(B) The use is available to the general public, and then only to the extent and upon the terms that such use is available to the general public.
(Prior Code, § 39.13) (Ord. 571, passed 12-6-1994) Penalty, see § 39.999
(A) No officer or employee of the city or any city agency shall represent any person or business, other than the city, in connection with any cause, proceeding, application or other matter pending before the city or any city agency.
(B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an employee from representing another employee or employees where the representation is within the context of official labor union or similar representational responsibilities.
(C) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any officer or employee from representing himself or herself in matters concerning his or her own interests.
(D) No elected officer shall be prohibited by this section from making any inquiry for information on behalf of a constituent, if no compensation, reward or other thing of value is promised to, given to or accepted by the officer, whether directly or indirectly, in return for the inquiry.
(Prior Code, § 39.14) (Ord. 571, passed 12-6-1994) Penalty, see § 39.999
No officer or employee of the city or any city agency shall intentionally use or disclose information acquired in the course of his or her official duties, if the primary purpose of the use or disclosure is to further his or her personal financial interest or that of another person or business. Information shall be deemed confidential, if it is not subject to disclosure pursuant to the state’s Open Records Act, KRS 61.872 through 61.884, at the time of its use or disclosure.
(Prior Code, § 39.15) (Ord. 571, passed 12-6-1994) Penalty, see § 39.999
No officer or employee of the city or any city agency shall appear or practice before the city or any city agency with respect to any matter on which the officer or employee personally worked while in the service of the city or city agency for a period of one year after the termination of the officer’s or employee’s service with the city or city agency.
(Prior Code, § 39.16) (Ord. 571, passed 12-6-1994) Penalty, see § 39.999
(A) No officer or employee of the city or a city agency shall accept any compensation, honorarium or gift with a fair market value greater than $100 in consideration of an appearance, speech or article unless the appearance, speech or article is both related to the officer’s or employee’s activities outside of municipal service and is unrelated to the officer’s or employee’s service with the city.
(B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an officer or employee of the city or any city agency from receiving and retaining from the city or any city agency from receiving and retaining from the city on behalf of the city actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the officer or employee in connection with an appearance, speech or article, provided that the officer or employee can show by clear and convincing evidence that the expenses were incurred or received on behalf of the city or city agency and primarily for the benefit of the city or city agency and not primarily for the benefit of the officer or employee or any other person.
(Prior Code, § 39.17) (Ord. 571, passed 12-6-1994) Penalty, see § 39.999
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
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