Agenda - Council Work Session - 07/22/2014

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direct involvement or interest. Direct conflict of interest occurs when a decision or action would compromise a duty to a party without taking immediate appropriate action to eliminate the conflict. These transactions are subiect to the highest scrutiny. Tier 2 -- Indirect conflict: An elected official. appointed commissioner or staff member has an indirect involvement or interest in a proposed transaction or action of the City whenever: a) Anv other party to the transaction or party affected by the action is a "family member" (i.e., a relative) of the elected official, appointed commissioner, or staff member, or, there is a relationship, affiliation, or other interest that could create an inappropriate influence if the person is called on the make a decision or recommendation that would affect one or more of those relationships. affiliation. or interests. b) Anv other party to the transaction or party affected by the action is an entity in which the elected official, appointed commissioner or staff member has a material financial interest, c) The elected official, appointed commissioner or staff member is an officer, director, trustee, staff member or partner of any other party to the transaction or party affected by the action. Conflicts involving more immediate relatives should generally be subiect to a higher level of scrutiny by the City than those involving relatives who are removed. although each situation involves individual circumstances to be weighed by the City Council and City Administrator. Tier 3 -- Potential conflict or the appearance/perception of conflict: elected official. appointed commissioner and staff members should follow the disclosure procedures of this Policy when the interests or concerns of any elected official, appointed commissioner or staff member, or of any of those individual's relatives. or any other individual group or organization to which such person has allegiance. may reasonably be seen by a third party as competing with the interests or concerns of the City; that conflicting duties or loyalties exist. For purposes of this Policy , the term "relative" includes all of the following individuals: spouses, domestic -partners -in -fact, parents, children, children's spouses or children's domestic -partners -in - fact, siblings, spouses or domestic -partners -in -fact of siblings, aunts, uncles, first cousins, step- parents and step -children. f"Domestic-partner-in-fact" is used with respect to those designated as the intended life partner of an individual or otherwise identified as being related to that individual through intended long term ties of love, affection, responsibility, and commitment common to those undertaken in marriages recognized by the State, regardless of whether such relationship is defined by or otherwise recognized by any governmental authoritv.1 For purposes of this Policy, a "material financial interest" exists when an individual or their relative has rights (whether or not vet vested) to be paid compensation. employee or retiree benefits. dividends. or profit-sharing. or to have their expenses reimbursed or obligations or other liabilities repaid, etc. The term is intended to include any and all remunerative expectations. The City's elected officials, appointed commissioners, staff, and consultants, shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors, donors, grantees or parties to sub -agreements, with the exception that unsolicited gifts, such as trinkets or mementos costing $5.00 or less, not given regularly may be accepted. 22IPago Formatted: Font: 12 pt 4 Formatted: Footer, Line spacing: single