Chapter 2.60 — POST-GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS

No member of the City Council or any City Commission established by Title 2 of the Union City Municipal Code, for a period of one year after leaving office, shall, for compensation, act as agent or attorney for or otherwise represent any other person by making any formal or informal appearance, or by making any oral or written communication, before the City Council or any City Commission or any officer or employee of the City, if the appearance or communication is made for the purpose of influencing administrative or legislative action, or influencing any action or proceeding involving the issuance, amendment, awarding or revocation of a permit, license, grant, entitlement or contract, or the sale or purchase of goods, services or property. (Ord. 431-94 § 1, 1994)

No officer or employee of the City who holds a position which entails the making, or participation in the making, of decisions which may foreseeably have a material effect on any financial interest, for a period of one year after leaving office or employment, shall, for compensation, act as agent or attorney for, or otherwise represent any other person, by making any formal or informal appearance, or by making any oral or written communication, before the City Council, any City Commission, or any officer or employee of the City, if the appearance or communication is made for the purpose of influencing administrative or legislative action, or influencing any action or proceeding involving the issuance, amendment, awarding or revocation of a permit, license, grant, entitlement or contract, or the sale or purchase of goods, services or property. The prohibition of this section shall not apply to employees whose duties are purely clerical, secretarial or ministerial. (Ord. 431-94 § 1, 1994)

No individual subject to this chapter shall make, participate in making, or use his or her official position to influence any City governmental decision directly related to any person with whom he or she is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment. (Ord. 431-94 § 1, 1994)

Employees of the City may not communicate with any individual subject to the provision of this chapter for one year on a matter on which said individual had official responsibility or participation.

(Ord. 431-94 § 1, 1994)

• A. The requirements imposed by this chapter shall apply to every person serving as a member of the City Council or any City Commission or as an officer or employee of the City on or before the effective date of this chapter.

• B. The requirements imposed by this chapter shall not apply to any person who left City service whether as an officer, or member of the City Council or any City Commission, prior to the effective date of this chapter, except that any such person who returns to City service on or after the effective date of this chapter shall thereafter be covered thereby.

(Ord. 431-94 § 1, 1994)

In applying the provisions of this chapter, any person who, for compensation, acts as an agent for or an attorney for, or represents any other person shall not be deemed to be a member of the public for purposes of Section 54954.7 of the California Government Code. (Ord. 431-94 § 1, 1994)

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase, or if this chapter is held for any reason to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this chapter. The City Council declares that it would have passed this chapter and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases had been declared invalid or unconstitutional and if for any reason this chapter should be declared invalid or unconstitutional, then the original chapter shall be in full force and effect.

(Ord. 431-94 § 1, 1994)