§ 2-812. Participation in contracts.

No official or employee, including but not limited to those identified in section 2-813(b), shall participate directly or indirectly through decision making, approval, disapproval, recommendation, the preparation of any part of specifications or requests for proposal, influencing the content of any specification or contract standard, rendering advice, investigating, auditing or reviewing of any proceeding or application, request for ruling or other determination, claim or other matter pertaining to any contract or subcontract and any solicitation or proposal therefore or seek to influence the votes or decisions of others with respect thereto when the official or employee knows or with reasonable investigation should know that there is a financial or personal interest possessed by:

(1)

The official or employee;

(2)

One or more members of the immediate family of the official or employee;

(3)

A business other than a public agency in which the official or employee, or a member of the official's or employee's immediate family, serves as an officer, director, stockholder, creditor, trustee, partner or employee; or

(4)

Any other person or business with whom the official or employee or a member of the official's or employee's immediate family is negotiating or seeking prospective employment or other business or professional relationship.

(Ord. No. 2002-27, § 1, 4-10-02)

State law reference

Voting upon questions by interested councilmembers, O.C.G.A. § 36-30-6; sale of city property to city officer or employee, O.C.G.A. § 16-10-6.

Cross reference

Ethics in public contracting, § 2-1481 et seq.