04/22/2010 Special Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

St Mary's County Pag 5 of 9 review the conflict of interest and vote on the appropriateness of the official's partici ation. In it, deliberations, the Ethics Commission will consider the degree and extent of confli , the effec the officiaPs participation would have on the spirit of the Ordinance and whether t e of5cial' participation would or would not be in the best interest of St. Mary's Counry. he Ethics Commission's decision will be transmitted in writing to the involved official and be a matter o public record. If the Ethics Commission finds that participation would be inappr priate, the involved ofticial will not participate. C. Outside emolovment restrictions. Except as permitted by other provisions of this Ord ance or b, ruling or regulation of the Commission when such interest is disclosed or when the mploymen does not create a conflict of interest or appearance of conflict, a St. Mary's Coun official oi employee may not: 1. Be empbyed by or have a financial interest in any business entity subject to his/h r authorit} or that of the St. Mary's County agency, board or commission with which he/she is affiliate< or any entity which is negotiating or has entered into a contract with that agen , board oi commission; or 2. Hold any employment relationship or have a financial interest which would impair the impaRiality or independence ofjudgment of the official or employee. 3. The prohibitions in paragraphs 1. and 2. do not apply to: a. An official or employee who is appointed to a regulatory or licensing author' pursuani to a requirement that persons subject to the jurisdiction of such authority be epresented in appointments to it; b. An official or employee whose duties are ministerial and not imolved with t e decision making processes of the agency, board or commission, if the private emp oyment or financial interest does not create a conflict of interest or an appearance of conflict o1 interest, as permitted and in accordance with the regulations adopt d by the Commission. C. Subject to other provisions of law, including Section 5 of this Ordinance, a y membei of a board or commission in regard to a financial interest or employment hel at the time of appointment, provided that it is publicly disclosed to and approved by the appointing authority and the Commission. 4. The prohibitions in pazagraph 1. above do not apply to volunteer members of oazds and commissions. D. Solicitation or acceptance of aifrs. A St. Mary's Counry official or employee shall not: l. Solicit any gifr nor knowingly accept any giR, directly or indirectly, from any person or business entity that he/she knows or has reason to know: a. Is doing business with the office, agency, board or commission with which s ch official or employee is affiliated; or b. Has an interest that may be substantially and materially af ected, in manner distinguishable from that of the public generally, by the perf rmance or nonperformance of his/her official duty. 2. However, unless a gift of any of the following would tend to impair the impartial ty and the independence of judgment of the official or employee receiving it or, if of signifiant value, would give the appearance of doing so, or, if of significant value, the recipient official or employee believes or has the reason to believe that it is designed to do so, an official or employee may accept: a. Meals and beverages; b. Ceremonial gifts or awards which have no significant monetary value; c. Unsolicited gifts of nominal value or trivial items of informational value; d. Reasonable expenses for food, travel, lodging and scheduled entertaimm nt of the official or the employee for a meeting which is given in retum for partici ation in a panel or speaking engagement at the meeting; e. Gifts of tickets or free admission extended to an elected official or employee~o attend a professional or intercollegiate sporting event or charitable, cultural or politic events, if the purpose of this gift or admission is a courtesy or ceremony extended to th office; 170