outside Employment,
Part-time employment, consulting , contractual retainers, and self employment may cause a conflict of interest with official duties. Conflict situations include the use of public employment tatus, to enhance a private employer (or oneself), the draining away of effort and energy required for official duties, and the use of goverment services and equipment in outside work.
Being employed outside does not necessarily create a conflict of interest ; the type of employment and the magnitude of the commitment are both critical factors. A captain in the fire department might very well spend a few hours a week at home painting landscapes and selling them without any conflict of interest. However, if he worked with a private consulting group as an expert in fire fighting, with his officaial status prominently advertised, a definite conflict would exist. His private consulting activities would profit from his status as a captain in a fire department. or of his painting became such an obsessive preoccupation that he neglected his official duties, then a definite conflict would also exist