(A) Employees in a position to influence actions and decisions of the village or a member of the managerial staff shall refrain from internal or external relationships which may adversely affect the exercise of their independent judgment in dealing with suppliers of goods or services and other persons not employed by the village.
(B) No village employee shall accept any gift, loan, favor, or service that might reasonable appear to improperly influence them in the discharge of their official duties.
(C) An employee shall not use his or her position with the village to obtain or attempt to obtain any special preferences, favors, privileges, or exemptions for himself or herself or for any other person.
(D) No employee shall disclose confidential information gained by reason of his or her official position with the village except in and as a part of his or her normal duties as a village employee; nor shall such employee use such confidential information not available to the public for personal gain or benefit.
(E) When an employee has or anticipates creating a business relationship with another person, partnership, firm, corporation, or other business entity which does or seeks to do business with the village, or any division thereof, the employee shall advise the Village Personnel Committee in writing as soon as that potential relationship is known. The Village Personnel Committee will determine whether there is a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest and direct the employee’s activities in such a way that they conflict or potential conflict of interest no longer exists. The Village Personnel Committee’s determination as to whether there is a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest and the actions required by the Village Personnel Committee shall be final.
(F) No village employee shall transact any business in his or her official capacity with any business entity of which he or she is an officer, Superintendent, agent, or member, or in which he or she owns a controlling interest.
(G) No employee shall have or hold any employment or contractual relationship with any business entity or any agency that is subject to the regulation of or is doing business with the village, excluding those organizations and its officers who, when acting in its official capacity, enter into a negotiate a collective bargaining contract with the village; nor shall an officer or employee of the village have or hold any employment or contractual relationship that will create a continuing or frequently recurring conflict between his or her private interests and the performance of his or her public duties or that would impede the full and faithful discharge of his or her public duties. This shall not prohibit an employee from practicing in a particular profession or occupation when such practice is required or permitted by law or ordinance.
(H) All employees shall comply with the code of ethics for public officers and employees under the state laws, as well as all village ordinances and policies, including this PRR.
(I) An employee shall not use his or her employment with the village to attempt to persuade any person, including, but not limited to, citizens, residents, or guests, to make contributions to any cause, unless that cause has been specifically approved by the Village Personnel Committee.
(Ord. 1447, passed 10-20-2009; Ord. 1473, passed 12-7-2010; Ord. passed 1-1-2019)