§ 7.1200. Standards of Conduct.

A.

Public employment is a public trust. Employees should conduct themselves in such a manner as to foster public confidence in the integrity of the City's procurement process.

B.

The purposes of this article are:

1.

To establish practical means to maintain the integrity of the City's contracting and procurement procedures and to ensure that City resources are used for their intended public objectives;

2.

To ensure the continued fair and impartial award of all City contracts and to avoid unfair advantage in competing for City contracts for services, goods, professional services, and construction; and

3.

To establish penalties for violations of this Article.

C.

City employees shall have no interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, nor engage in any business transaction or activities, nor incur any obligation of any nature, which is in conflict with City ordinances or state or federal law. To this end, City employees are expected to fully comply with all City ethics policies and demonstrate the highest standards of personal integrity in public activities and conduct their duties in ways that are free from the inference or perception that favorable treatment was sought, received or given and to avoid any interest or activity which is in conflict with the conduct of official duties.

(Ord. No. 2012-44, §§ 1, 2(Att. A), 11-5-2012, Doc. #1211051201)