O-2009-3129 approving updated Employee Policy Handbook

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9. All inquiries from an attorney or any other contacts from outside of the company, including those from law enforcement agencies or from the employee under investigation, should be referred to Legal. Investigative or other follow up activity will be carried out without regard to the suspected individual's position, level or relationship with the City of La Porte. Questions or Clarifications related to This Policy All questions or other clarifications of this policy and its related responsibilities should be addressed to the Finance Department, who shall be responsible for the administration, revision, interpretation, and application of this policy. 3.07 Conflict of Interest Employees shall conduct their affairs and actions so that there will be no conflict of interest with their employment by the City of La Porte. Conflict of Interest shall include, but not be limited to: • Soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept a financial benefit, other than from the City that might tend to influence the employee's performance of duties for the City, of that which the employee knows or should know is offered with intent to influence the employee's performance. • Accepting employment or compensation that might reasonably induce the employee to disclose confidential information acquired in the performance of official duties. • Accepting outside employment or compensation that might reasonable tend to impair independence of judgment in performance of the duties for the employee. • Making any personal investment that might reasonably be expected to create a substantial conflict between the employee's private interest and duties for the City. • Soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept a financial benefit from another person in exchange for having performed duties as a City employee as a favor to that person. 3.08 Gifts An employee may not receive any income or other material gain from anyone outside the City for services provided by the employee in the performance of his or her job with the City. Individual City employees are prohibited from soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept any gift, gratuity, favor, benefit or anything else of value from any person, organization, or other entity who has done business, is doing business, or seeks to do business, with the City. However, an employee who accepts the following will not be in violation of this policy: • an award publicly presented in recognition of public service • tee-shirts, caps and other similar promotional material • any gift which would have been offered or given to the employee even if the employee were not a City employee 15