062-1993 DM CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI B
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER PLEASE POST TELEPHONE: (305) 673-7010
FAX: (305) 673-7182
DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO. 62-1993
TO: All Department Directors DATE: December 2, 1993
SUBJECT: NOTICE TO ALL CITY EMPLOYEES
PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS
With the upcoming holiday season, it is important that all employees be mindful of the City's policy with
regard to the acceptance of gifts.
Employees are expressly prohibited from accepting, directly or indirectly, from any petson, company, firm,
or corporation to which any purchase order or contract is or might be awarded, any rebate, gift, money,
or anything of value whatsoever except where given for the use and benefit of the Clly.
Further, Rorida Statutes, Section 112.313 states in part that:
"No public employee, employee of an agency, or candidate for nomination or election shall
solicit or accept anything of value to the recipient, including a gift, loan, reward, or promise
of future employment, favor or sen/ice, based upon any understanding that the vote, official
action, or judgment of the public officer, employee, or candidate would be influenced
thereby."
As Cily employees, we are vested with a special trust by the citizens we serve, and we must maintain the
highest standards of conduct if that trust is to be properly honored. Accordingly, all employees are
reminded of their obligation to decline the acceptance of any gifts which might reasonably be viewed as
incompatible with the standards set forth above. ff there is any doubt on the understanding of this policy,
please contact my office for clarification.
RMC:Ig
cc: Eddie Cox, Senior Assistant City Manager
Dean R. Mielke, Assistant City Manager
Mayre Diaz-Buttacavoll, Assistant City Manager
Joseph Fisher, Benevolent President
Willie Kirby, AFSCME President
Lynda Veski, FOP President
Dave Noel, IAFF President