§ 4.48.050. Employee conflict of interest.

A.

Conflict of Interest. It shall be a breach of ethical standards for an employee to participate directly or indirectly in a procurement when the employee knows that:

1.

The employee or any member of the employee's immediate family has a financial interest pertaining to the procurement;

2.

Business or organization in which the employee, or any member of the employee's immediate family, has a financial interest pertaining to the procurement; or

3.

Any other person, business or organization with whom the employee or any member of the employee's immediate family is negotiating or has an arrangement concerning prospective employment involved in the procurement.

B.

Financial interest in a Blind Trust. Where an employee or any member of the employee's immediate family holds a financial interest in a blind trust, the employee shall not be deemed to have a conflict of interest with regard to matters pertaining to that financial interest, provided that disclosure of the existence of the blind trust has been made known to the procurement appeals board.

C.

Discovery of Actual or Potential Conflict of Interest—Disqualification and Waiver. Upon discovery of an actual or potential conflict of interest, an employee shall promptly file a written statement of disqualification and shall withdraw from further participation in the transaction involved. The employee may, at the same time, apply to the procurement appeals board in accordance with Section 4.48.140, Waiver by procurement appeals board, for a waiver.

(Ord. 92-210 § 1 (12-204), 1992)