(A) No officer or employee of the county or any agency, or member of a county board or commission, may be in any manner interested, either directly or indirectly, in his or her own name or in the name of any other person, association, trust or corporation, in any contract for the performance of any work, in the making or letting or administration of which he or she may be called upon to act or vote. No such officer or employee may represent, either as agent or otherwise, any person, association, trust or corporation, with respect to any application or bid for any contract or work, in regard to which he or she may be called upon to act or vote. Nor may any such officer or employee take, solicit or receive, either directly or indirectly, any money or other thing of value as a gift or bribe or means of influencing his or her vote or action in his or her official character. Any contract made and procured in violation hereof is void. For the purposes of this section, the holding of less than 5% of the stock of a corporation is not considered an interest.
(B) No officer or employee of the county, or officer or employee of any agency, shall act as officer or agent for the county or any other agency in the transaction of any business with himself or herself, or with any corporation, company, association or firm in which he or she or his or her spouse has any interest greater than 5% of the total value thereof.
(C) No officer or employee of a board or agency or appointee of same shall knowingly himself or herself, or by his or her partners, or through any corporation which he or she controls or in which he or she owns or controls more than 10% of the stock, or by any other person for his or her use or benefit or on his or her account, undertake, execute, hold or enjoy, in whole or in part, any contract, agreement, sale or purchase of the value of $100 or more, made, entered into, awarded or granted by an agency or board, unless the contract, agreement, sale or purchase was made or let after public notice and competitive bidding,
(D) No officer, employee or appointee of an agency or board, including persons who serve without salary or other payment for their services, shall knowingly receive or agree to receive, directly or indirectly, compensation for any services rendered or to be rendered, either by himself, herself or another, in any cause, proceeding, application or other matter that is before that agency, or before the department of county government in which that agency or board functions.
(Ord. 121.42, passed 10-27-20) Penalty, see § 37.99