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CHAPTER 13. CODE OF ETHICS <br />Updated 2017 13-9 <br />13.14. Sanctions. Subdivision 1. Except as provided in subdivision 2, a Public Official <br />who violates this chapter may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of <br />city employment/city volunteer duties. <br />Subd. 2. An elected official or an appointed member of any board or commission, whose <br />discipline is addressed by the City of Rochester Home Rule Charter or the Rochester Code of <br />Ordinances and who violates this chapter may be subject to such disciplinary action as is provided <br />by the Home Rule Charter or the Code of Ordinances. <br />13.45 Use of City Property. Subdivision 1. A city employee shall not use or allow <br />the use of city time, supplies or city-owned or leased property and equipment for the <br />employee’s private interests or any other use not in the city’s interest, except as provided by <br />law. <br />Subd. 2. A city employee may use city time, property or equipment to communicate <br />electronically with other persons including, but not limited to, elected officials, the employer, <br />or an exclusive bargaining representative under Minn. Stat. Chapter 179A, provided this <br />use, including the value of the time spent, results in no incremental costs to the city or results <br />in an incremental cost that is so small as to make accounting for it unreasonable or <br />administratively impracticable. <br />Subd. 3. The city administrator shall issue a citywide policy on the use of electronic <br />mail and other forms of electronic communications by city employees. The policy shall <br />permit city employees to make reasonable use of City time, property and equipment for <br />personal communications and shall address issues of privacy, content of communications <br />and the definition of reasonable use as well as other issues the city administrator deems to <br />be necessary and relevant. <br />(2742, 5/21/91; 2896, 10/5/93; 3162, 4/21/98; 3403 7/17/01; 3898, 12/15/08; 3947, 11/2/09; 4118, <br />7/15/13; 4202, 7/20/15; 4252, 7/6/16; 4270, 12/5/16; 4293, 4/10/17; 4324, 12/4/17) <br />Rochester - Page 9 of 9