The following words, terms and phrases when used in this subchapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
CITY BOARD. Shall collectively include City Council, city advisory boards, and city commissions.
CITY OFFICIAL. A person elected or appointed serving in any capacity with the City of Garden City, which is established by the City Charter or by City Ordinance which involves the exercise of a public power, trust, or duty. The term CITY OFFICIAL for this section does not include contracted or non-contracted employees, but does include any other official of the city, whether or not they receive compensation, including those who serve on City Council, city advisory boards and commissions, and volunteers.
COMPENSATION. Any money, property or thing of value or benefit received by any person in return for services rendered.
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Any information which is available to a city official only because of the city official's status as an official of the City of Garden City and is not a matter of public knowledge or available to the public on request.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST. A personal interest of such substance as to induce action by a city official to promote the governmental decision or promote one's own personal or business benefit in the course of one's duty as a city official. Conflict of interest is either a personal interest or a duty or loyalty to a third party that competes with or is averse to a city official's duty to the public interest in the exercise of official duties or official actions.
DIRECT OR INDIRECT PARTICIPATION. The involvement through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, preparation of any part of a purchase request, influencing the content of any specification or procurement standard.
DISINFORMATION. False or misleading information deliberately spread to deceive a person or people.
GOVERNMENT DECISION. A determination, action, vote, or disposition upon a motion, proposal, recommendation, resolution, ordinance, or measure on which a vote by the members of the City Council is required, and by which the City Council formulates or effectuates public policy.
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS. Mean domestic partner, spouse, child, stepchild, sibling, parent, relative living in the same home.
MALFEASANCE. The doing of a wrongful act.
MISFEASANCE. The doing of a lawful act in a wrongful manner.
NONFEASANCE. The failure to perform an act required by the duties of the office.
OFFICIAL DUTIES/ACTION. A decision, recommendation, approval, disapproval or other action or failure to act which involves the use of discretionary authority.
PROCUREMENT. The buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise acquiring of any supplies, services, or construction. It also includes all functions that pertain to the obtaining of any supply, service, or construction, including description of requirement, selection, and solicitation of sources, preparation and award of contract, and all phases of contract administration.
SUBSTANTIAL GIFT. Any gift in an amount over $100.
VENDOR. A vendor is a person, or business entity, that enters into a contract with the City of Garden City.
(Ord. 24-003, passed 5-20-24)