(A) No officer, employee or agent of the city shall participate in the selection, award or administration of a contract supported by federal funds if the procedure for public bids under SDCL Ch. 5-18A through 5-18C has not been followed and if a conflict of interest, real or apparent, would be involved.
(B) Such a conflict would arise when any of the following has a financial or other interest in the firm selected for award:
(1) An employee, officer or agent of the city;
(2) Any member of the immediate family of such employee, officer or agent of the city;
(3) The partner of any such employee, officer or agent of the city; or
(4) An organization which employs or is about to employ any of the above.
(C) Officers, employees or agents of the city shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors or anything of more than nominal monetary value from contractors, potential contractors or subcontractors.
(Prior Code, § U-1-4)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 59-3-4 and 60-2-8