City Ethics
Breaking the oxymoron: "City Ethics"

Conflicts of Interest

Anonymous
Model Code

<h3>Areas to check:</h3>
<ol>
<li>Using office for private gain</li>
<li>using organization resources for personal purposes</li>
<li>soliciting gifts or accepting gifts from persons doing business with the organization</li>
<li>seeking or accepting private compensation for doing one's work (gratuities)</li>
<li>soliciting political contributions or political activity from subordinates</li>
<li>disclosure of confidential organization information or using this information for private purposes</li>
<li>appearing before organization agencies on behalf of private interests or representing private interests in organization matters</li>
<li>seeking a job from a private person or firm with which one is dealing in one's capacity with the organization</li>
<li>after leaving the organization:
<ul><li>appearing in front of one's former agency;</li>
<li>working on a matter on behalf of a private employer that one worked on while with the organization</li></ul></li>
<li>inducing other officials to violate the ethics code</li>
<li>holding a position with a private firm doing business with the organization</li>
<li>having an ownership interest in a private firm doing business with the organization</li>
<li>acting as a lawyer or expert against the organization interest</li>
<li>paying money to anyone in order to obtain one's position or a raise/promotion</li>
<li>using one's position to coerce someone to make a political contribution or engage in political activity</li>
<li>Soliciting political or charitable contributions from persons doing business with the organization.</li>
<li>holding both a city position and a political party position (for city officials)</li>
<li>having a financial or business relationship with a superior or subordinate</li>
<li>engaging in conduct that conflicts with ones' official duties</li>
<li>causing a city official to violate the conflict of interest code</li>
</ol>
<p>(Based on an article by M.Davies of the <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/conflicts/html/home/home.shtml">NYC Conflict of Interest Board</a>)</p>

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