No officer or employee of the inspection department shall be financially interested in the furnishing of labor, material or appliances for the construction, alteration or maintenance of a building or any part thereof, or in the making of plans or specifications therefor, unless he is the owner of such building. No officer or employee of the inspection department shall engage in any work which is inconsistent with his duties or with the interests of the town.
(Code 1977, § 7-17)