About the Policy
Policy Section | Conflict |
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Policy Section: Outside Interests | Conflict: The City encourages its employees to undertake responsibilities of service and citizenship in their communities, but not to use City time or resources for these activities without the prior agreement of their exempt supervisor. |
Policy Section: Gifts, Hospitality and Other Benefits | Conflict: Many City employees interact with consultants, vendors, industry organizations and other external contacts regularly. This can result in a third party sending an employee a gift, paying for meals, or offering them invitations to social events. Accepting such offers can be considered a conflict of interest. Employees need to understand when they can or cannot accept benefits offered to them because they work for The City of Calgary. |
Policy Section: Furthering private interests | Conflict: As an employee of The City of Calgary, you cannot use your position to further your personal interests or those of the people in your private life. |
Policy Section: Using City Assets | Conflict: We use tools and resources given to us at The City to perform our roles and do not share them or use them in a different way unless we have permission to do so. This is consistent to the terms set out in the Acceptable Use of City Technology Resources Policy. |
Policy Section: Using Confidential Information | Conflict: Employees are entrusted with information and data needed to perform their jobs. This can be sensitive, confidential or merely associated with The City. This information cannot be shared with anyone outside of The City without permission. |
Policy Section: Political Activity | Conflict: Employees can be politically active, however, this must occur on personal time outside of the workplace. An employee who is running for office should not identify themselves as a City of Calgary employees in campaign materials. |