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<br />Page 39 of 45 <br />ATTY/CHARTER AMENDMENTS/2018/2018 DRAFT CHARTER AMENDMENTS <br />REV: 06-25-18 VR <br />Section 76 deleted April 11, 1978, certified by Secretary of State June 12, 1978 <br /> <br />Section 77. PROHIBITED FINANCIAL INTERESTS: <br /> <br />No cCity officer shall be financially interested in any contract, sale or purchase contrary to the <br />provisions of the general laws of the State as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended. <br />(As amended April 12, 1960, ratified by Legislature January 24, 1961.) <br /> <br />Section 78. NO PAYMENT FOR OFFICE: <br /> <br />No officer or employee of the cCity shall give or promise to give to any person any portion of his <br />their compensation, or any money or thing of value in consideration of having been, or of being <br />nominated, appointed, voted for or elected to any office or employment. <br /> <br />Section 79. NO CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT: <br /> <br />No officer or employee shall accept any donation or gratuity in money, or other thing of value, <br />either directly or indirectly, from any subordinate or employee, or from anyone under his their <br />charge, or from any candidate or applicant for any position as employee or subordinate in any <br />department of the cCity. <br /> <br />Section 80. NO FAVORITISM IN PUBLIC CONTRACTS: <br /> <br />No officer or employee of the cCity shall aid or assist a bidder in securing a contract to furnish <br />labor, or material or supplies at a higher price or rate than that proposed by any other bidder, or <br />shall favor one bidder over another, giving or withholding information, or shall willfully mislead <br />any bidder in regard to the character of the material or supplies called for, or shall knowingly <br />accept materials or supplies of a quality inferior to that called for by the contract, or shall <br />knowingly certify to a greater amount of labor performed than has actually been performed, or <br />to the receipt of a greater amount of material or supplies than has actually been received. <br /> <br />Section 81. FORFEITURE OF OFFICE FOR FRAUD: <br /> <br />Every officer who shall willfully approve, allow, or pay any demand on the treasury not authorized <br />by law, shall be liable to the cCity individually and on his their official bond, for the amount of <br />the demand so approved, allowed, or paid, and shall forfeit such office and be forever disbarred <br />and disqualified from holding any position in the service of the cCity. <br /> <br />Section 82. DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC MONEYS: <br /> <br />All cCity officials, and employees empowered to collect money for fees, permits, licenses, <br />inspections, services, taxes or other municipal charges, shall collect the same promptly at the <br />time they become due, turn them in to the cCity treasury daily, obtain a receipt therefor, and <br />report the same to the cCity aAuditor daily. The cCouncil may by ordinance provide for the <br />8.A. - Page 47