§ 2-361. Dedicated service.
(a)
Standards for work and performance. Officials and employees should adhere to the rules of work and performance established as the standard for their positions by the appropriate authority.
(b)
Prohibited from exceeding authority, breach of law or confidentiality. Officials and employees should not exceed their authority or breach the law or ask others to do so, and they should work in full cooperation with other public officials and employees unless prohibited from so doing by law or by officially recognized confidentiality of their work.
(c)
Follow appropriate code of ethics. Members of the City staff are expected to follow their appropriate professional code of ethics. Staff members shall file a copy of such professional ethics Codes with the City Clerk-Treasurer. The City Clerk-Treasurer may notify the appropriate professional ethics board of any ethics violations involving City employees covered by such professional standards.
(Code 1991, § 2-5-5)