§ 1.15.100. Interest in municipal contract or business with municipality.

A.

Disclosure upon employment, appointment, or election: Within 30 days of commencement of service, a public servant shall submit a written disclosure of whether or not the public servant or member of the public servant's immediate family or household has an economic interest in a municipal contract or in an entity engaging in business with the municipality. The disclosure shall be made to the municipal clerk in the form prescribed by the board of ethics.

B.

Acquisition of interest in municipal contracts and business by public servant, immediate family, or household:

1.

Notice: Prior to the application, bid, or response for the grant, contract, lease, or other municipal business, including but not limited to bids on foreclosed properties, a public servant shall:

a.

Submit a notice of intent to respond to public solicitation in the form prescribed by the board of ethics to the municipal clerk for review by the board or municipal ethics officer;

b.

File the notice with the municipal clerk for electronic publication no less than seven days in advance of the deadline for submitting a response to the solicitation; and

c.

Provide a copy of the notice to the municipal purchasing officer with the public servant's response.

2.

Criteria: A public servant, or member of the public servant's immediate family or household, may not acquire, receive, apply for, be a party to, or have a personal or financial interest in a municipal grant, contract, or lease, unless:

a.

The public servant does not take official action that could directly affect the request for services, nor the award, execution, or administration of the grant, contract, or lease.

b.

If this requirement is not met, the public servant may request additional review by the board of ethics.

(AO No. 2017-42 , § 1, 3-21-17)