San Jose Municipal Code Part 3 Ethical Standards

A. The city council has also adopted the city's code of ethics, which applies to the conduct of members of the city council, council committees, city boards, commissions and committees, decision-making bodies, and city employees.

B. All elected and appointed officials, and employees of the city, shall each sign a certification that he or she will abide by the city's code of ethics.

C. Volunteers who participate in city programs shall adhere to the code of ethics for volunteers and sign a certification agreeing to do so.

D. City contracts shall require vendors and contractors to comply with Chapter 12.08 of the San José Municipal Code. Additionally, all consultant agreements shall require the avoidance of conflicts of interest or appearance of conflicts of interest in the performance of services. Bidders and proposers shall comply with the provisions in the consolidated open government and ethics resolution applicable to bidders and proposers.

E. A statement regarding the city's ethical standards shall appear in a prominent place on appropriate city materials, whether printed, electronic or posted on the city's web site. In addition, the appropriate link to the city's web site address for the city's code of ethics shall appear in a prominent place on appropriate city materials, whether printed, electronic or posted on the city's web site.

(Ord. 29460.)

A. Consistent with state law and the consolidated open government and ethics resolution, councilmembers shall recuse themselves from the decision-making process when an actual conflict arises.

B. In order to ensure equal, full and fair access to all substantive information, any members of a decision-making body when considering a matter before the decision-making body shall disclose any relevant substantive information he or she has received from any source outside the public decision-making process when that matter is under consideration of the body.

(Ord. 29460.)