Any City officer or employee who has a substantial financial
interest, direct or indirect or by reason of ownership of stock in
any corporation, in any contract with the City or in the sale of any
land, material, supplies or services to the City or to a contractor
supplying the City shall make known that interest and shall refrain
from voting upon or otherwise participating in his capacity as a City
officer or employee in the making of such sale or in the making or
performance of such contract. Any City officer or employee who willfully
conceals such substantial financial interest or willfully violates
the requirements of this section shall be guilty of malfeasance in
office or position and shall forfeit his office or position. Violation
of this section shall render the contract or sale voidable by the
City Manager or City Council.
a.
Activities
prohibited.
(1)
No person shall be appointed to or removed from, or in any way favored
or discriminated against with respect to any City position or appointive
City administrative office because of race, gender, age, disability,
religion, country of origin or political affiliation.
(2)
No person shall willfully make any false statement, certificate,
mark, rating or report in regard to any test, certification or appointment
under the provisions of this Charter or the rules and regulations
made thereunder, or in any manner commit or attempt to commit any
fraud preventing the impartial execution of such provisions, rules
and regulations.
(3)
No person who seeks appointment or promotion with respect to any
City position or appointive City administrative office shall directly
or indirectly give, receive, render or pay any money, service or other
valuable thing to any person for or in connection with the test, appointment,
proposed appointment, promotion, or proposed promotion.
(4)
No person shall knowingly or willfully solicit or assist in soliciting
any assessment, subscription, or contribution for any political party
or political purpose to be used in conjunction with any City election
for any City employee.
(5)
No City employee shall knowingly or willfully make, solicit or receive
any contribution to the campaign funds of any political party or committee
to be used in a City election or to campaign funds to be used in support
of or opposition to any candidate for election to City office or City
ballot issued. Further, no City employee shall knowingly or willfully
participate in any aspect of any political campaign on behalf of or
opposition to any candidate for City office. This section shall not
be construed to limit any person's right to exercise rights as
a citizen to express opinions or to cast a vote nor shall it be construed
to prohibit any person from active participation in political campaigns
at any other level of government.
Every person elected or appointed to any City office before
entering upon the duties of the office shall take and subscribe to
an oath of office as provided by law which shall be filed and kept
in the office of the City Clerk.
All ordinances in force at the time this Charter takes effect,
not inconsistent with its provisions, shall continue in force until
amended or repealed. All contracts, actions and proceedings of the
City pending or unexecuted at the time this takes effect and not inconsistent
therewith shall be continued and completed. All elective officers
shall hold office until their successors are elected or their term
expires.
If any provision of this Charter is held invalid, the other
provisions of the Charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application
of the Charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstances
is held invalid, the application of the Charter and its provisions
to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
All ordinances which are inconsistent with the provisions of
this Charter will be repealed as of the date that this Charter takes
effect.
