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• Failure to identify the location of real property in the real <br />required in the report. <br />• Failure to have the report properly notarized. <br />B. Chapter 14 (Civil Service) <br />City Emp/oyee as Candidate for Elective Office <br />Employees should notify the Director of Human Resources <br />they become a candidafe for elective offi-ce. (Houston City <br />Although not specifically addressed in the City Code, this rL <br />considerations that may raise conflicts with City employment: <br />The federal Hatch Act imposes restrictions on the partisan <br />of employees whose jobs are funded in whole or in part vA <br />listings <br />g when <br />14-156) <br />res two <br />federW funds. <br />• In certain instances, department heads and some other Cit <br />perso <br />el may <br />be deemed to be "officers" under Texas law. Virtually a <br />I elect <br />d office <br />holders are also "officers," as that term is used in the Te <br />as Con <br />titution. <br />The Texas Constitution and common law prohibit the simul <br />aneou <br />holding <br />of two public offices in many circumstances. <br />Hiring and Promotion of Emp/oyees <br />• Department heads have personal responsibility for <br />he hi <br />g and <br />promotion of emp/oyees within fheir departments. Th <br />is inclu <br />es Civil <br />Service employees. (Houston City Code Ch. 14, Rules 8 <br />10) <br />• Department heads are subject to state nepotism laws, whic <br />are di <br />cussed <br />above. Directors and other supervisory personnel should <br />nsure <br />at they <br />are familiar with the Administrative Procedure No. 3-5, rela <br />ing to t <br />e hiring <br />of persons for Key Executive Management Positions, Pa <br />Grad <br />30 and <br />above, and the Mayor's Policy on Hiring Relatives (Policy N <br />. 104). <br />oth are <br />available online via C.H.O.I.C.E.net. www.choice.net. <br />Prohibited Conduct <br />Under Sec. 14-183, each City employee is subject to discipline for a wide ange of <br />violations of an ethical nature including: <br />• Accepting gifts given with the intent to influence. <br />• Accepting gifts for doing one's duty. <br />• Engaging in outside business activities that might tend to im ir inde endent <br />judgment. <br />• Holding investments that conflict with the public trust. <br />K:\ETHICS\RDC3116A PAGE 19 <br />_ 24 <br />