§ 66-7. Ethics in procurement.  


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  • (a)

    The city shall not execute a procurement contract if there has been a violation of this section, any ethics provision of a procurement solicitation, or any local, state, or federal law, including but not limited to:

    (1)

    Conflicts of interest;

    (2)

    Kickbacks;

    (3)

    Solicitation of procurement by payment of a gratuity or offer of employment;

    (4)

    Acceptance of a gratuity or offer of employment resulting from solicitation of procurement;

    (5)

    Honest services fraud;

    (6)

    Prohibited lobbying as provided in section 66-8 below;

    (7)

    Any other improper or unlawful attempt to influence the outcome of a procurement; or

    (8)

    Violation of subsection (b) below.

    (b)

    All provisions of the city ethics code found in chapter 2, article VII, applicable to procurement are incorporated herein by reference. These sections include, but are not limited to, the following sections: Subsections 2-513(b), (d), and (e); section 2-580.

(Ord. No. 4292-10, § 2, 12-13-2010)