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is considering doing business with the ciry, if the city officer, <br />advisory board member, employee, or family member of the <br />ciry officer, advisory board member or employee has received <br />one or more gifts from a person who has contracted with the <br />city or with whom the city is considering entering into a <br />contract and the gift(s) have an aggregate value of more than <br />$250.00 in the 12-month period preceding the date the person <br />becomes aware of a contract with the city or that the city is <br />considering entering into a contract with the person. This <br />shall not apply to gifts given as a political contribution as <br />defined by the election code, gifts given by a family member of <br />the person accepting the gift, or gifts of food, lodging, <br />transportation or entertainment accepted as a guest. <br />(c) If the following relationship exists between any city officer, advisory <br />board member, employee or family member of a city officer, advisory board <br />member or employee, such officer, advisory board member or employee <br />must disclose such interest as provided in subsection (e), subsection (0, or <br />subsection (g) below and shall not, in accordance with subsection (a), discuss <br />the substance of the matter at any time with any other member of the board <br />of which he or she is a member or any other body which will vote on or <br />otherwise participate in the consideration of the matter. A relationship shall <br />exist if the ciry officer, advisory board member, employee, or family member <br />of the city officer, advisory board member or employee receives taxable <br />income, other than investment income, that exceeds $2,500.00 from a person <br />who contracts with the city or with whom the city is considering entering <br />into a contract if such income was received during the 12-month period <br />preceding the date the city officer, advisory board member or employee <br />becomes aware of the existing or potential contract. <br />(d) A city officer, employee or advisory board member shall disclose the <br />existence of any substantial interest in a business entiry or real property <br />involved in any decision pending before such officer, employee or advisory <br />board member, or the body of which he is a member. To comply with this <br />paragraph, a city officer or advisory board member shall, prior to any <br />discussion or determination of the matter, either file an affidavit of <br />disclosure as required by § 171.004 of the Texas Local Government Code or, <br />if not so required, shall publicly disclose in the official records of the body or <br />of the city secretary the nature of the interest. To comply with this <br />paragraph, a city employee shall notify his or her superior, and the director <br />of human resources in writing of the nature of any substantial interest he <br />may have in a business entity or real property which would be affected by an <br />exercise of discretionary authority by the city employee. The employee's <br />superior shall assign the matter to another employee. <br />10 <br /> <br />I - c.. <br />