Executive Order 1-2014: Amending the City of South Bend Ethics Code

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Executive Order 1-2014 Political Activity 5. No appointee, employee, or official shall engage in political activity while at work. Any appointee, employee, or official who is either a candidate for public office or engaging in activities on behalf of a candidate for public office shall abide by all state and federal laws pertaining to campaign financing and activities. This Ethics Code should not be construed to prevent lawful campaign activities. Conflicts of Interest 6. Any civilian full-time City appointee, employee, or official who is considering entering an agreement to work or consult, in addition to his or her City duties, for financial compensation will seek approval from Corporation Counsel prior to entering into a financial agreement. If Corporation Counsel determines that the additional work would not be a conflict of interest, he or she will issue a letter to this effect and maintain a record of the name of the person or entity compensating the individual and the annual amount paid. If Corporation Counsel determines that the additional work is or might be a conflict of interest, he or she will issue a letter that describes the conflict or potential conflict and directs the appointee, employee, or official regarding actions that should and/or should not be taken to avoid actual conflict. 7. An appointee, employee, or official may not solicit or receive compensation: I a. For the sale or lease of any property or service to a person with a business relationship with the appointee, employee, or official or an appointee's, employee's or official's board, commission, department, or office that substantially exceeds the amount that the appointee, employee, or official would charge in the ordinary course of business; or b. For the performance of official duties other than as provided by law. 8. A current or former appointee, employee, or official shall not disclose or materially benefit from confidential information, as defined in the City's Ethics Code, and shall use such confidential information only in the course of his or her performance of official City responsibilities. 9. An appointee, employee, or official or a member of an appointee's, employee's, or official's immediate family, may not knowingly have a financial interest in a contract made by that appointee's, employee's, or official's board, commission, department, or office. This prohibition does not apply to: a. An appointee, employee, or official who does not participate in or have official responsibility for any of the activities of the contracting board, commission, department, or office, if: (i) The contract is made after public notice or, where applicable,through competitive bidding; 4