(A) Conflict of interest. No employee, officer or agent of the city shall participate in the award or administration of a contract in which they or any member of their immediate family has an interest. No employee, officer or agent shall participate in the award or administration of a contract with any person, firm, partnership or corporation in which they or any member of their immediate family is an officer or employee or is about to become an officer or employee.
(B) Pecuniary benefit. No employee, officer or agent of the city who is participating or is about to participate in the award or administration of a contract, shall either solicit or accept any kickback, gratuity, contingent payment or other pecuniary benefit from any firm, person, partnership or corporation involved in such contract. For the purpose of this section, PECUNIARY BENEFIT means any advantage in the form of money, property, commercial interest, travel, offer of employment or anything else, the primary significance of which is economic gain.
(C) Standards of conduct. Every employee, officer or agent of the city is expressly prohibited from knowingly participating in the following:
(1) Underestimating or exaggerating requirements to certain prospective bidders for the purpose of influencing bids.
(2) Misrepresenting competitor's prices, quality or service to obtain concessions.
(D) Savings provision. Nothing in this chapter is intended to invalidate or in any way limit the term of any contract or special service agreement lawfully made prior to the effective date of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 5-3-05)