SEC. 15.103. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
§ 15.103
Public office is a public trust; the City can adopt conflict of interest and governmental ethics laws with penalties to enforce this principle, and all City officers and employees are subject to those laws.
City workers and officials hold their jobs in the public's interest. The City can make rules about conflicts of interest and ethics, and can set punishments (beyond just firing or discipline) for breaking those rules. Everyone who works for the City has to follow these rules.
- Complex:The section delegates rule-making authority to the City without specifying what conflict of interest laws actually exist or what they prohibit, making it difficult for a reader to know what specific conduct is prohibited.
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Official text
Public office is a public trust and all officers and employees of the City and County shall exercise their public duties in a manner consistent with this trust. The City may adopt conflict of interest and governmental ethics laws to implement this provision and to prescribe penalties in addition to discipline and removal authorized in this Charter. All officers and employees of the City and County shall be subject to such conflict of interest and governmental ethics laws and the penalties prescribed by such laws.
(Amended November 2003)
SEC. 15.104.
(Repealed November 2003)