§ 2-168. Misuse of official information

(a) Prohibition.

(1) A city employee or city official shall not misuse information to which he or she has access by virtue of his or her office or employment and that has not been made public, and shall not:

a. Acquire, attempt to acquire or aid another to acquire or attempt to acquire a pecuniary interest in any property, transaction, or enterprise that may be affected by the information;

b. Speculate or aid another to speculate on the basis of the information; or

c. As a city official coerce another into suppressing or failing to report that information to a law enforcement agency.

(2) A city employee or city official shall not with intent to obtain a benefit or with intent to harm or defraud another, disclose or use information for a nongovernmental purpose that:

a. The city official or city employee has access to by means of his office or employment; and

b. Has not been made public.

(b) Definition. In this section, "information that has not been made public" means any information to which the public does not generally have access, and/or that is prohibited from disclosure under V.T.C.A., Government Code ch. 552.

(Ord. No. 461, § 2.8, 5-9-2006)