Sacramento Municipal Code Ch. 4.02 Code of Ethics

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Sacramento Code of Ethics." (Ord. 2017-0025 § 2)

For purposes of this chapter, the following definition applies:

"City employee" means any elected official, appointee to a board or commission, employee, or citizen volunteer authorized to act on behalf of the city. (Ord. 2017-0025 § 2)

A. City employees shall treat their office or position as a public trust.

B. The city's powers and resources shall be used for the benefit of the public rather than any city employee's personal benefit. (Ord. 2017-0025 § 2)

A. All adopted or approved citywide policies and procedures, including the Council Rules of Procedure, will be published to the city's website.

B. All city employee certification of completion information for required training will be published on the city's website. (Ord. 2017-0025 § 2)

City employees shall comply with the citywide nepotism policy adopted or approved by city council resolution. (Ord. 2017-0025 § 2)

City employees shall comply with the citywide whistleblower protection policy adopted or approved by city council resolution. (Ord. 2017-0025 § 2)

A. The city clerk shall provide ethics training material, as required by California Assembly Bill 1234 ("AB1234"), to all newly elected and appointed city officials within 30 days of that official taking office.

B. The city clerk shall provide AB 1234 ethics training material to all incumbent officials at least every two years.

C. The city clerk shall regularly publish to the city's website the status of AB1234 ethics training for all elected and appointed officials. (Ord. 2017-0025 § 2)

A. The city clerk shall provide sexual harassment training material, as required by California Assembly Bills 1825 and 1661, to all newly elected officials, appointed officials, and city employees within 30 days of taking office or becoming a city employee or volunteer.

B. The city clerk shall provide sexual harassment training material to all newly elected officials, appointed officials, and city employees at least every two years.

C. The city clerk shall regularly publish to the city's website the status of sexual harassment training for all city employees. (Ord. 2017-0025 § 2)

A. All city employees shall follow the Political Reform Act and Fair Political Practices Commission regulations issued thereunder, as applicable.

B. Candidates for city elective office shall not solicit personal funds from city employees for their campaigns or committees.

C. The city clerk shall publish to the city's website all filings of city employees required by the Political Reform Act and Fair Political Practices Commission. (Ord. 2017-0025 § 2)

Each January, the City Clerk shall report to the city council on the operation of this chapter, and make appropriate recommendations for the amendment of this chapter. Nothing in this section precludes additional reviews and reports on this chapter throughout the year. (Ord. 2017-0025 § 2)

Except for knowing and willful violations of section 4.02.050 and section 4.02.060, the violation of any provision of this chapter is not a misdemeanor or infraction. Violations may be reported to the office of compliance for investigation and appropriate action. (Ord. 2017-0025 § 2)