Common use of Conflict of Interest – Contractor’s Personnel Clause in Contracts

Conflict of Interest – Contractor’s Personnel. The Contractor shall exercise reasonable care and diligence to prevent any actions or conditions that could result in a conflict with the best interests of the County. This obligation shall apply to the Contractor; the Contractor’s employees, agents, and subcontractors associated with accomplishing work and services hereunder. The Contractor’s efforts shall include, but not be limited to establishing precautions to prevent its employees, agents, and subcontractors from providing or offering gifts, entertainment, payments, loans or other considerations which could be deemed to influence or appear to influence County staff or elected officers from acting in the best interests of the County. The Contractor shall not use moneys provided under this Contract to pay or reimburse any staff person of Contractor or any consultant to Contractor, if such staff person or consultant is a member of the Board of Directors, or other official governing body, of Contractor. Contractor shall further be subject to the full texts of local, State and federal conflict of interest statutes applicable to this Contract.