(a) A former public employee must not work on or otherwise assist any party, other than a County agency, in a case, contract, or other specific matter if the employee significantly participated in the matter as a public employee.
(b) For one year after the effective date of termination from County employment, a former public employee must not enter into any employment understanding or arrangement (express, implied, or tacit) with any person or business if the public employee significantly participated during the previous 3 years:
(1) in regulating the person or business; or
(2) in any procurement or other contractual activity concerning a contract with the person or business (except a non-discretionary contract with a regulated public utility).
(c) Significant participation means making a decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, rendering of advice, investigation, or similar action taken as an officer or employee. Significant participation ordinarily does not include program or legislative oversight, or budget preparation, review, or adoption.
(d) A person serving as County Executive or Councilmember must not engage in lobbying to influence a legislative action for which lobbying registration would be required under this Chapter for one calendar year after leaving office except to represent a municipal corporation, a county, or a State government entity. (1990 L.M.C., ch. 21, §1; 2003 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 1; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 2, § 1; 2018 L.M.C., ch. 7, §1.)
Editor's note—See County Attorney Opinion No. 95.002 dated 5/17/95 explaining that a member of the retirement plan who retires under the retirement incentive plan may participate in a County contract awarded under the procurement process.
2003 L.M.C., ch. 20, § 2, states: Timetable; transition.
(a) The first resolution adopted under Section 2-119(a), inserted by Section 1 of this Act, must take effect on July 1, 2004. Any corporation that seeks to be designated as the local management board must submit proposed articles of incorporation and bylaws to the County Executive and County Council for review and comment by May 1, 2004.
(b) By February 1, 2004, the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services must submit to the Executive and Council a local management board transition plan to address such issues as financial oversight during a transition; modification of service contracts to assure that services to children and families are not disrupted; and transition of affected employees.
(c) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of County Code Section 19A-13, a person employed by the Department of Health and Human Services before July 1, 2004, may be employed by a corporation after it is designated as the local management board, and if so employed may immediately work on any matter that the person significantly participated in as a Department employee.
2003 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 2, states: Applicability. Section 19A-13, as amended by Section 1 of this Act, applies to any public employee who leaves public employment after this Act takes effect [July 11, 2003].