2.55.470 Outside employment and conflicts of interest.
(1) Employees shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any outside employment or financial interest which may conflict, in the town’s opinion, with the best interests of the town or interfere with the employee’s ability to perform his/her assigned town job. Examples include, but are not limited to, outside employment which:
(a) Prevents the employee from being available for work beyond normal working hours, such as emergencies or peak work periods, when such availability is a regular part of the employee’s job;
(b) Is conducted during the employee’s town work hours, or with town equipment;
(c) Utilizes town telephones, computers, supplies, or any other resources or facilities of the town; or
(d) Is employed with a firm which has contracts with or does business with the town; or
(e) May reasonably be perceived by members of the public as a conflict of interest or otherwise discredits public service.
(2) An employee who chooses to have an additional job, contractual commitment or self-employment may do so provided he/she obtains prior approval from his/her immediate supervisor. (Ord. 518 § 2, 2009)