Other Conflicts of Interest

Section 8.5023  Other Conflicts of Interest a)         Except as otherwise specified in the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act, no State officer shall be in any manner financially interested, directly or indirectly, in the name of any other person, association, trust or corporation in any contract or work in the making or letting of which the officer may be called upon to act or vote. b)         No contract shall be awarded to a State officer or employee or to a firm, partnership, association or corporation, the owner or principal owners or major officers or primary employees of which are officers or employees of the State agency, or to members of the immediate family of an officer of the State agency, unless the contract is deemed essential to State agency operations and is approved by the CDB Executive Director and the CPO.  These approvals shall be filed with the contract and shall be made part of the procurement file. c)         If CDB has its owns policies regarding procurement conflict of interest relative to its own employees, CDB must provide notice of any potential conflict of interest to the SPO along with CDB's policy.  This information may be used by the SPO when considering whether to award a contract.