§ 2-63. Unethical activity.

No officer or employee of the city shall:

(1)

Accept any gift or favor from any person that might reasonably tend to influence such person in the discharge of official duties, or grant in the discharge of official duties any improper favor, service or thing of value.

(2)

Use such person's official position to secure special privileges or exemptions for such person or others.

(3)

Grant any special consideration, treatment or advantage to any citizen, individual, business organization or group beyond that which is available to every other citizen, individual, business organization or group. This shall not prohibit the granting of fringe benefits to city employees as a part of their contract of employment or as an added incentive to the securing or retaining of employees.

(4)

Disclose information that could adversely affect the property, government or affairs of the city, or directly or indirectly use any information gained by reason of such person's official position or employment for such person's own personal gain or benefit or for the private interest of others.

(5)

Transact any business on behalf of the city in such person's official capacity with any business entity with which such person is an officer, agent or member or in which such person owns a substantial interest. In the event that such a circumstance should arise, then such person shall make known such interest, and in the case of an officer, abstain from voting on the matter, or in the case of an employee, turn the matter over to such employee's superior for reassignment, state the reasons for doing so and have nothing further to do with the matter involved.

(6)

Engage in any outside activities which will conflict with, or will be incompatible with, the duties assigned to such person in the employment of the city, or reflect discredit upon the city, or in which such employment in the city will give to such person an advantage over others engaged in a similar business, vocation or activity.

(7)

Accept other employment or engage in outside activities incompatible with the full and proper discharge of duties and responsibilities of such person with the city, or which might impair independent judgment in the performance by such person of public duty.

(8)

Receive any fee or compensation for services as an officer or employee of the city from any source other than the city, except as may be otherwise provided by law. This shall not prohibit such person performing the same or other services for a private organization that such person performs for the city if there is no conflict with city duties and responsibilities of such person.

(9)

(a)

Represent, while a city councilmember or an employee, directly or indirectly, or appear in behalf of private interests of others before any agency of the city or any board, commission, authority or committee, or represent any private interest of others in any action or proceeding involving the city, or participate on behalf of others in any litigation to which the city might be a party, or even accept any retainer or compensation that is contingent upon a specific action taken by the city or any of its agencies.

(b)

Represent, while an officer, directly or indirectly, or appear in behalf of the private interests of others before the board, commission, authority or committee of which such person is a member, or before the council or board which has appellate jurisdiction over the board, commission, authority or committee of which such person is a member with regard to matters that may be the subject of specific action by any such body.

(10)

Use the prestige of such person's position in behalf of any political party, but such person shall at all times maintain the nonpartisan policy of the city; provided that all officials and employees are encouraged to register and vote as they may choose in all local, state and national elections.

(11)

Knowingly perform or refuse to perform any act in order to deliberately thwart the execution of the city ordinances, rules or regulations or the achievement of official city programs.

(12)

Use city supplies, equipment or facilities for any purpose other than the conduct of official city business.

(13)

Engage in any dishonest or criminal act or any other conduct prejudicial to the government of the city or that reflects discredit upon the government of the city.

(Code 1964, Amended, § 2.66)