§ 4.48.010. Definitions.

"Blind trust" means an independently managed trust in which the employee-beneficiary has no management rights and in which the employee-beneficiary is not given notice of alterations in, or other dispositions of, the property subject to the trust.

"Conspicuously" means written in such special or distinctive format, print or manner that a reasonable person against whom it is to operate ought to have notice of it.

"Direct or indirect participation" means involvement through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, preparation of any part of the purchase request, influencing the content of any specification or procurement standard, rendering of advice, investigation, auditing or any other advisory capacity.

"Financial interest" means:

A.

Ownership of any interest or involvement in any relationship from which or as a result of which, a person within the past year has received, or is presently or in the future entitled to receive, more than five hundred dollars per year, or its equivalent;

B.

Ownership of such interest in any property or any business as may be specified by the procurement appeals board; or

C.

Holding any compensated or uncompensated position in a business, such as an officer, director, trustee, partner or employee.

"Gratuity" means any gift, service, favor, entertainment, lodging, transportation, loan, loan guarantee or any other thing of monetary value, unless consideration of substantially equal or greater value is received.

"Immediate family" means a spouse, children, parents, brothers and sisters and such other relatives as may be designated by the procurement appeals board.

"Official information" means any information which was obtained through or in connection with an employee's government employment and which has not been made available to the general public.

"Official responsibility" means direct administrative or operating authority, whether intermediate or final, either exercisable alone or with others, either personally or through subordinates, to approve, disapprove or otherwise direct metropolitan government action.

"Purchase request" means that document whereby a using agency requests that a contract be entered into for a specified need, and may include, but is not limited to, the technical description of the requested item, delivery schedule, transportation, criteria for evaluation, suggested sources of supply and information supplied for the making of any written determination required by this code.

(Ord. 92-210 § 1 (12-101), 1992)