With prior written approval, outside employment in addition to Village employment is allowed if it does not and will not interfere with the employee's performance, cause a conflict of interest, cause an appearance of impropriety with his/her Village duties and responsibilities, or reflect adversely upon the Village. Employees will not be permitted to engage in outside work that involves the use or sale of information related to Village operations.
Full-time Village employees shall inform their Department Manager, in writing, of any outside employment, the Department Manager shall forward a copy of all such requests to the Village Manager, the Village Manager shall provide a written response authorizing or declining such outside employment, and the written response shall be placed in the employee's personnel file. In no event shall outside employment be permitted during the employee's regularly assigned working hours for the Village or while on duty. Full-time employee shall not exceed 24 hours per week at any outside employment, except upon prior written request to and after prior written approval from the Village Manager, full-time employees may exceed the 24 hours per week maximum for a limited time.
Part-time Village employees shall inform their Department Manager, in writing, of any outside employment, the Department Manager shall provide a written response authorizing or declining such outside employment, and the written response shall be placed in the employee's personnel file.
The Village of Romeoville will be considered your primary position and if there is a conflict with your outside employment regarding your performance and availability the Village Manager reserves the right to revoke approval of any outside employment. The Village Manager reserves the right to revoke approval of any outside employment when it has been determined to be detrimental to the best interest of the Village, or otherwise no longer in conformity with this Section. In such cases, the employees shall be notified that outside employment is no longer permitted and shall be given fifteen (15) days to determine if they want to continue working with the Village or with the outside employer.
An employee who is on leave of any kind from the Village may not work for outside employment in any aspect. Violation of this Section will result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
(Ord. 23-1853, passed 5-3-23)