Incompatible Activities
San Diego Municipal Code § 27.3563
in effect§27.3563 Incompatible Activities
It is unlawful for any City Official who receives compensation from the City to engage in any employment, activity, or enterprise for compensation which is inconsistent with, incompatible with, in conflict with, or inimical to, his or her duties as a City Official. Specifically, it is unlawful for any City Official to receive compensation for performing any work, service, activity, or enterprise for private gain or advantage if it involves:
(a) the consumption of time for which the City Official is receiving compensation by the City; or
(b) the facilities, equipment, or supplies of the City; or
(c) the City Official’s use of his or her badge, uniform, prestige, or the influence of his or her position with the City; or
(d) compensation received or accepted by the City Official from anyone other than the City for the performance of an act which the City Official would be required or expected to render in the regular course or hours of his or her City employment or as a part of his or her duties as a City Official; or
(e) the performance of an act in other than his or her capacity as a City Official which act may later be subject directly or indirectly to the control, inspection, review, audit, or enforcement of any other City Official; or
(f) a consumption of time that would render the performance of his or her duties as a City Official less efficient.
(“Incompatible Activities” added 4-29-2002 by O-19055 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art07Division35.pdf#page=16Fetched: 10/28/2026