SEC. 16.6. REPRESENTATION OF CITY AND COUNTY IN CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS – MEMBERSHIPS IN…

Subject to the budgetary and fiscal requirements of the Charter, City departments and their duly authorized officers and employees may acquire and maintain membership in professional, trade, and other organizations, where such membership is in the interest and for the benefit of the City and County.

(Amended by Ord. 218-91, App. 6/11/91; Ord. 356-98, App. 12/11/98; Ord. 148-16, File No. 160631, App. 8/1/2016, Eff. 8/31/2016)

No officer or employee attending a meeting or convention of a professional, trade, or other organization shall cast a vote or make any representation at such meeting or convention, while acting or purporting to act as a representative of the City and County, which he or she knows to be contrary to or in conflict with any officially established policy of the City and County on the subject matter of the vote or representation.

"Officially established policy" shall mean a policy established by ordinance, resolution, or other written document constituting a public record, made, enacted, or adopted by the board or officer having legal jurisdiction to establish such policy for the City and County.

Violation of this Section shall be deemed an act of official misconduct or insubordination and shall subject the violator to the proceedings and the penalties therefor provided by the Charter or other applicable law.

(Amended as Sec. 16.6-2 by Ord. 356-98, App. 12/11/98; redesignated and amended by Ord. 148-16, File No. 160631, App. 8/1/2016, Eff. 8/31/2016)

(Former Sec. 16.6-1 amended by Ord. 208-64, App. 7/24/64; Ord. 287-96, App. 7/12/96; Ord. 356-98, App. 12/11/98; repealed by Ord. 148-16, File No. 160631, App. 8/1/2016, Eff. 8/31/2016)

(Ord. No. 8736(1939); amended by Ord. 356-98, App. 12/11/98; redesignated as Sec. 16.6-1 and amended by Ord. 148-16, File No. 160631, App. 8/1/2016, Eff. 8/31/2016)