Parlier Municipal Code Art. 9 Inconsistent, Incompatible or Conflicting Employment Activities

The purpose of this article is to implement the provisions of Government Code § 1126 relating to inconsistent, incompatible, and conflicting employment by city employees. It is not the intent or purpose of this article to restrict, limit or interfere with employees' right to outside employment. It is intended only to prevent outside employment which is inconsistent and incompatible with city employment.

(Ord. 97-4 §1(part), 1997).

A. Employees shall not engage in any employment, activity or enterprise for compensation which is inconsistent, incompatible, in conflict with, or inimical to his/her duties as an employee of the city.

B. No employee shall perform any work, service, or counsel for compensation (except as provided in Government Code §§ 1128 and 1129) outside of his/her employment with the city, where any part of his/her efforts will be subject to approval by any officer, employee, board or commission of the city.

C. Outside employment, activities and enterprises are prohibited in the following circumstances:

1. If it involves the use, for private gain or advantage, of city time, facilities, equipment or supplies, or the city badge, uniform, prestige or influence of the employee;

2. If it involves receipt or acceptance by the employee of any money or other consideration from anyone other than the city for the performance of an act which the employee, if not performing such act, would be required or expected to render in the regular course of his/her employment with the city or as a part of his/her duties as an employee of the city;

3. If it involves the performance of an act in other than his/her capacity as an employee of the city, which act may later be subject, directly or indirectly, to the control, inspection, review, audit or enforcement of any officer or other employee of the city or;

4. If it involves time demands as would render performance of his/her duties as an employee of the city less efficient.

(Ord. 97-4 §1(part), 1997).

A. All employees shall, within thirty days of beginning any outside employment and annually, on April 1st, submit to their appointing authority statements outlining and describing in full, all outside employment engaged in by such employee. Such statement shall include the name and address of the employee's outside place of employment, the name of the employee's supervisor at such outside place of employment, a job description for such employee's position at such outside place of employment, and the number of hours spent at such employment each month. Forms for such report shall be available in the personnel office. The appointing authority may require the employee to provide further and additional information relative to such employee's outside employment.

B. Violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be grounds for disciplinary action.

(Ord. 97-4 §1(part), 1997).