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SEC. 12A-22.   PROHIBITED INTERESTS IN CONTRACTS.
   (a)   Charter restrictions relating to financial interests in city contracts. Except as provided in Section 12A-20 (c), a city official or employee shall comply with the restrictions on financial interests in city contracts in Chapter XXII, Section 11 of the city charter. The restrictions on financial interests in a city contract in Chapter XXII, Section 11 of the city charter do not apply to a nominee or member of a city board or commission except as provided in Subsection (b) and Section 12A-20 (c).
   (b)   Additional restrictions relating to city contracts. A city official or employee may not, while in the service or employment of the city, either individually or as the officer or principal of an entity:
      (1)   submit a bid or proposal to make any city contract, whether or not the contract is required by state law to be competitively bid; or
      (2)   negotiate or enter into any city contract whether or not the contract is required by state law to be competitively bid.
   (c)   Exceptions. The restrictions in Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a member of a:
      (1)   board, commission, or body that is advisory only;
      (2)   committees or task forces formed by boards or commissions;
      (3)   board of a nonprofit development corporation that acts as an instrumentality of the city; or
      (4)   municipal management district board.
   (d)   Restrictions relating to the first year of employment. During the first year of city service, a city official or employee shall not participate in the making or awarding of a contract or attempt to use their official position to influence a city decision relating to a contract if a party to the contract is a person or entity by whom the city official or employee was employed within one year before beginning city service. (Ord. Nos. 24316; 27504; 27819; 29645; 30391 ; 32072 ; 32472 )