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Table of Contents » Title 1 General Administration » Chapter 7 Code Of Ethics » § 1-705 Acceptance of gratuities, etc.
Rocky Top
Title 1 : General Administration
Chapter 7 : Code Of Ethics

1-705 : Acceptance of gratuities, etc.

An official or employee may not accept, directly or indirectly, any money, gift, gratuity, or other consideration or labor of any kind from anyone other than the city:

  1. For the performance of an act, or refraining from performance of an act, that he would be expected to perform, or refrain from performing, in the regular course of his duties; or
  2. That might reasonably be interpreted as an attempt to influence his action, or reward him for past action, in executing municipal business. (1996 Code, § 1-605)