SEC. 3.206. FINANCIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
§ 3.206
San Francisco city officers and employees are prohibited from making decisions involving their own financial interests, entering into contracts where they have a financial stake, or influencing decisions affecting potential future employers they are negotiating with. The rules incorporate California state law on political reform and conflicts of interest.
City workers cannot make or influence City decisions that would benefit themselves financially. They also cannot sign City contracts if they stand to gain money from them. Additionally, if a City worker is talking to a company or person about a job there, they cannot help make City decisions that would help or hurt that company or person.
- Complex:This section cross-references multiple California Government Code sections (87100 et seq. and 1090 et seq.) without defining what those mean, requiring readers to consult state law to understand the full scope of prohibited interests.
- Controversial:Conflict-of-interest rules for public officials are a subject on which reasonable people disagree about how strict they should be and how they should be enforced.
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Official text
(a) Incorporation of the California Political Reform Act. No officer or employee of the City and County shall make, participate in making, or seek to influence a decision of the City and County in which the officer or employee has a financial interest within the meaning of California Government Code Section 87100 et seq. and any subsequent amendments to these Sections.
(b) Incorporation of California Government Code 1090, et seq. No officer or employee of the City and County shall make a contract in which he or she has a financial interest within the meaning of California Government Code Section 1090 et seq. and any subsequent amendments to these Sections.
(c) Future Employment. No officer or employee of the City shall make, participate in making, or otherwise seek to influence a governmental decision, affecting a person or entity with whom the officer or employee is discussing or negotiating an agreement concerning future employment.
(Added by Proposition E, 11/4/2003)