Rule No. 4
Use of City Property, Services and Other Resources
1. No Member shall use for personal purposes any City property, equipment, services, supplies
or services of consequence (for example, agency, board, commission, or City-owned
materials, websites, board and City transportation delivery services, and any Members
expense budgets) other than for purposes connected with the discharge of City duties,
which may include activities within the Member’s office of which City Council has been
advised.
2. No Member shall obtain financial gain from the use of City developed intellectual property,
computer programs, technological innovations or other patentable items, while an elected
official or thereafter. All such property remains the exclusive property of the City of
Brampton.
3. No Member shall use information gained in the execution of his or her duties that is not
available to the general public for any purposes other than his or her official duties.
Commentary
Members,
by virtue of their position, have access to a wide variety of property,
equipment, services and supplies to assist them in the conduct of their City
duties as public officials. This
privilege should not be seen to be abused. In recognizing that members are held
to a higher standard of behaviour and conduct, members should not use such
property for any purpose other than for carrying out their official duties.
Careful attention should be given to the provisions of the City’s Councillor
expense policy which identifies approved allowable expenses.
During
election campaigns, refer to Rule No. 5 and 7.
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