No member of the council, officer, or employee elected or appointed shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work or material, or the profits thereof, or services to be furnished or performed for the city, and no such member of the council, officer, or employee shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract for work or material, or the profits thereof, or services to be furnished or performed for any person, firm, or corporation operating interurban railway, street railway, gas works, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line, or telephone exchange within the territorial limits of the city. No such member of the council, officer, or employee of such city shall be interested in or an employee or attorney of any corporation operating any public service utility within the city. No such member of the council, officer, or employee shall receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm, or corporation operating within the territorial limits of the city any interurban railway, railway, street railway, gas works, water works, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line, or telephone exchange, or other business using or operating under a public franchise, and frank, free pass, free ticket, or free service, or accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any such person, firm, or corporation, any gift or other thing of value, or any service upon terms more favorable than are granted to the public generally. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, the guilty person shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300), and may be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 90 days, and his or her office shall be vacated. Such prohibition of free transportation shall not apply to policemen or firemen in uniform nor to policemen in the discharge of their duty; nor shall service to city officials in their official capacity heretofore provided by any franchise or ordinance be affected by this section.
Last modified: May 3, 2021