(A) County employees shall not participate directly or indirectly or influence or attempt to influence any procurement, contract, purchase order, or invoice decision when the county employee knows or has reason to know that:
(1) The county employee or any individual with whom that employee has a familial relationship has a financial interest related to the procurement, contract, purchase order or invoice, decision, or activity; or
(2) The county employee or any individual with whom that employee has a familial relationship is negotiating for or already has an arrangement concerning employment with an individual or organization involved in the procurement, decision, or activity.
(B) County employees who discover an actual or potential conflict of interest, relative to a procurement, contract, purchase order, or invoice decision shall immediately disclose the conflict and file a written statement of disqualification with their department head or the Purchasing Agent and shall withdraw from further participation in the transaction.
(C) County employees involved directly or indirectly in the procurement process shall not become contemporaneous employees of any person or organization with whom the county is contracting.
(D) The Financial and Administrative Committee may grant a waiver from the employee conflict of interest provision of subsection (B) above, or the contemporaneous employment provision of subsection (C) above upon making a written determination that:
(1) The contemporaneous employment or financial interest of the county employee has been publicly disclosed; and
(2) The county employee will be able to perform his or her procurement functions without actual or apparent bias or favoritism; and
(3) The award will be in the best interests of the county.
(E) Individuals shall not engage in unlawful discrimination or prejudice based on race, religion, national origin, language, gender, political affiliation, disability, or age when involved in a procurement, contract, purchase order, or invoice decision.
(1977 Code, § 1:4-1) (Ord., § 12-104, passed 12-8-2009; Ord. passed 2-12-2013; Ord. 21-0923, passed 10-12-2021)