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Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," by adding provisions restricting City officers and employees from having certain kinds of outside employment or business interests, under certain terms and conditions, and renumbering.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:
CHAPTER 20-600. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS.
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ยง20-609. Outside Employment.
(1) No Officer or Employee may have another paid position besides his or her City government job, including as attorney, agent, broker, employee, officer, director, trustee, or consultant, whether full-time, part-time, or as an independent contractor, with any Person or Business, or be an officer or director of a Business even if unpaid, if the Officer or Employee knows, or could reasonably learn, that
(a) the Person or Business has a current contractual relationship with the City or is otherwise currently doing business with the City; or
(b) the Person or Business has submitted a proposal to the City, is negotiating a proposed Transaction Involving the City, or has otherwise initiated discussions concerning potential business with the City or an application for a grant or benefit from the City.
(2) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a teaching position at a high school, college or graduate school, if the following conditions are met:
(a) for appointed officers and employees, the outside employment is approved in writing by the Officer or Employee's appointing authority as presenting no conflict with the Officer or Employee's official duties;
(b) for elected officers, the officer must disclose the teaching position and announce his or her disqualification from any matter affecting that employer, under the provisions of Code Section 20-608.
(3) The Board of Ethics shall have authorit...
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