(a) Conflict of Interest. (1) It is a breach of ethical standards for an employee to participate directly or indirectly in a proceeding or application, in a request for ruling or other determination, in a claim or controversy, or in any other particular matter pertaining to a contract or subcontract, and any solicitation or proposal therefor, in which to the employee's knowledge:(A) The employee or a member of the employee's immediate family has a financial interest;(B) A business or organization has a financial interest, in which business or organization the employee, or a member of the employee's immediate family, has a financial interest; or(C) Any other person, business, or organization with whom the employee or a member of the employee's immediate family is negotiating or has an arrangement concerning prospective employment is a party.(2) As used in this subsection, “participate directly or indirectly” includes without limitation involvement through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, preparation of any part of a procurement request, influencing the content of any specification or procurement standard, rendering of advice, investigation, auditing, or in any other advisory capacity.
(1) It is a breach of ethical standards for an employee to participate directly or indirectly in a proceeding or application, in a request for ruling or other determination, in a claim or controversy, or in any other particular matter pertaining to a contract or subcontract, and any solicitation or proposal therefor, in which to the employee's knowledge:(A) The employee or a member of the employee's immediate family has a financial interest;(B) A business or organization has a financial interest, in which business or organization the employee, or a member of the employee's immediate family, has a financial interest; or(C) Any other person, business, or organization with whom the employee or a member of the employee's immediate family is negotiating or has an arrangement concerning prospective employment is a party.
(A) The employee or a member of the employee's immediate family has a financial interest;
(B) A business or organization has a financial interest, in which business or organization the employee, or a member of the employee's immediate family, has a financial interest; or
(C) Any other person, business, or organization with whom the employee or a member of the employee's immediate family is negotiating or has an arrangement concerning prospective employment is a party.
(2) As used in this subsection, “participate directly or indirectly” includes without limitation involvement through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, preparation of any part of a procurement request, influencing the content of any specification or procurement standard, rendering of advice, investigation, auditing, or in any other advisory capacity.
(b) Financial Interest in a Blind Trust. When an employee or a member of the employee's immediate family holds a financial interest in a blind trust, the employee shall not be deemed to have a conflict of interest with regard to matters pertaining to that financial interest if disclosure of the existence of the blind trust has been made to the Secretary of the Department of Shared Administrative Services.
(c) Discovery of Conflict of Interest, Disqualification, and Waiver. Upon discovery of a possible conflict of interest, an employee shall promptly file a written statement of disqualification with the secretary and withdraw from further participation in the transaction involved and, at the same time, may apply to the secretary in accordance with § 19-64-402 for an advisory opinion as to what further application, if any, the employee may have in the transaction, or for a waiver in accordance with § 19-64-403.