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{ State law does not prohibit campaigning on City property, but does <br />property to be equally available to both sides of a campaign. } <br />For example, a City employee while on City property during a lunch b eak c express <br />personal political views to co-workers but not distribute flyers for a c paign. <br />As a further example, for an election such as a tax limitation or bond easure, ouncil <br />may declare an official position for the City. City officials are permittto pr ide <br />information on the measure's impact, but not to use public resources to promo a specific <br />vote. <br />It may be difficult to distinguish official duties from campaign activiti s in <br />speeches or articles communicating an elected official's opinion. In su h cz <br />participation of public employees is justified so long as a substantial p blic <br />served. <br />1.03.030 Objectivity. <br />City decisions are based on the merits of the issues, free from conflict of inter, <br />independent and objective. <br />Financial disclosure regulations are designed to prevent bribery and extortion <br />individuals' freedom of expression and association. The theory is that an infor <br />decide on the propriety of financial links and hold the officials accountable. It <br />officials not only to scrupulously comply with the law, but also to personally 4 <br />transaction offered in order to avoid suggesting any conflict of interest. <br />{ORS 244.050 requires statements of economic interest, and ORS Chapter 26 <br />disclosure of campaign contributions. } <br />1. City officials avoid financial conflict of interest and do not accept <br />people requesting to affect decisions. <br />;s such as <br />the <br />nose is <br />is <br />c will <br />for <br />Many citizens seek to influence government actions. Some do so by o <br />ering <br />nefits <br />such as personal favors, entertainment, gifts, loans, and special invest <br />ent op <br />rtunities <br />City officials are to refuse and to educate the citizens that such offers <br />re not <br />lowed. If <br />the citizen is politically experienced and the attempt to unduly influen <br />e is cle <br />, the <br />matter should be reported to law enforcement authorities. <br />{Bribery is a crime under ORS 162.015. City Charter Section 2-609 p~ohibits <br />favoring of bidders, enforced by removal from office. } <br />2. If an individual official's financial or personal interests will be sp, <br />by a decision, the official is to withdraw from participating in the <br />{ORS Chapter 244 defines conflict of interest, limits participation, <br />penalties. An explanatory guide is available from the Oregon Govf <br />Practices Commission. } <br />affected <br />for civil <br />ards and <br />169 <br />