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Human Resources Policy E-7: Outside Employment or Business Activity (B)
This is a request for the City Commission is to amend HR Policy E-7: Outside Employment or Business Activity.
Explanation
Human Resources Policy E-7: Outside Employment or Business Activity is amended to include volunteer activities, to eliminate a limitation of the current limitations on association, and to clarify the type of relationship that would or could potentially represent a conflict.
Policy E-7 currently limits “Association with any business considered as having a questionable reputation that would reflect unfavorably upon the employee or the City.” Staff believes this limitation is overly subjective and recommends eliminating the statement.
Policy E-7 currently prohibits an employee from holding outside employment with “any business entity or agency which engages in business or contractual agreement with the City,” even where the outside employment would not interfere or conflict with the employee’s duties with the City. The proposed amendment would clarify that such outside employment is prohibited where the “employment or contractual relationship interferes with or is in conflict with the proper performance of employee’s duties with the City.”
Currently, there is no language governing volunteer activities. The proposed amendment includes a new provision that expressly requires employees to seek supervisory approval prior to volunteering if the volunteer service interferes with or is in conflict with the proper performance of the employee’s duties with the City.
Fiscal Note
There is no fiscal impact for the changes to HR Policy E-7.
Recommendation
The City Commission approve revisions to Human Resources Policy E-7.