Prohibited Practices 1.

Milwaukee City Charter § 3-30

in effect

3-30. Prohibited Practices 1. No officer or head of any department of the city government shall during regular working hours employ or use any city employe for any private purpose whatsoever. 2. No officer or head of any department or employe of the city government, unless specially authorized by the common council, shall use any city owned apparatus or equipment for any private purpose whatsoever. 3. No officer, agent, or employe of the city government shall be retained or employed by any common carrier or by any public utility corporation except such public utilities as are owned by the city or by any other municipal corporation, except in such cases where the disqualification of this section is specially waived by resolution of the common council. 4. No officer, member of any commission, agent or employe of the city shall in connection with the purchase or sale of any land by the city be retained or employed by any purchaser or owner thereof or act as agent or broker for such owner or purchaser or receive any fee or commission or any other thing of value from such owner or purchaser. 5. No officer, agent or employe of the city (except assessors while engaged at their official duty as required by law) shall appraise or assess for any city purpose any real or personal property in which such city officer, agent or employe has any direct or indirect pecuniary interest. 6. No officer, agent or employe of the city shall sell stock or bonds of any company in which he is interested to any contractor or other person doing business with the city nor shall any such officer, agent or employe of the city sell or attempt to sell stock or bonds or solicit funds or subscriptions of any kind from any other person by offering or promising to obtain for the person so solicited some special privilege, favor or appointment in connection with the city affairs or government. 7. Any violation of this section shall constitute malfeasance in office and any officer, member of any commission or agent or employe of the city found guilty thereof shall thereby forfeit his office or position. Charges in writing against any officer, member of any commission or agent duly sworn to by a taxpayer, or elector of the city may be filed with the common council, and thereupon such proceedings shall be had as are now provided for by charter in cases of impeachment of officers, and if such officer, member of any commission, agent or employe is found guilty by the common council of violation of this section his office or position shall be declared vacant by the common council and he shall not be eligible to appointment or election to fill the vacancy so created or to hold any other position or office in the city government for a period of 12 months thereafter. Charges against any employe of the city may be made in like manner and filed with the board of city service commissioners, and thereupon such proceedings shall be had as are now provided by law in the case of appeals from discharge. If such employe is found guilty by said board of violation of this section, his position shall be declared vacant and he shall not be eligible to appointment or employment by the city of Milwaukee for the period of 12 months thereafter. (Ch. Ord. 44, June 15, 1931.)

Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/City-Charter/Master-Charter.pdf#page=22Fetched: 10/26/2026