Common use of Conflict of Interest Requirements Clause in Contracts

Conflict of Interest Requirements. A. Consultant covenants and represents that neither it, nor any officer or principal of its firm, has, or shall acquire any investment, income, business entity, interest in real property, or other interest, directly or indirectly, which would conflict in any manner with the interests of City, hinder Consultant's performance of services under this Agreement, or be affected in any manner or degree by performance of Consultant's services hereunder. Consultant further covenants that in the performance of the Agreement, no person having any such interest shall be employed by it as an officer, employee, agent, or subcontractor without the express written consent of the City. Consultant agrees at all times to avoid conflicts of interest, or the appearance of any conflicts of interest, with the interests of the City in the performance of the Agreement. {NOTE: Review updated conflict of interest code. Consultants may be considered “public officials” required to file a Form 700 when they have authority to render decisions on behalf of the City, or if they will render advice to any person at the City who has authority to make a City decision and there is no meaningful intervening review by a City employee before they render advice to that decision- maker. If the City Manager, City Attorney or department head determines the Consultant is a designated position under the City's Conflict of Interest Code, use OPTION 2 and notify the City Clerk of the agreement's commencement date.} B. <<OPTION 1>> Consultant is not a designated employee within the meaning of the Political Reform Act because Consultant: (1) will not have the power to make any governmental decision, including whether to: approve any rates, rules, regulations, policies, standards, or guidelines of the City or any of its subdivisions; adopt or enforce any laws; issue, deny, suspend, or revoke any permit, license, application, certificate, order, or any similar authorization or entitlement; authorize, modify, or renew any form of City contract; grant approval to any City contract specifications on behalf of the City; or grant City approval for any plans, designs, reports, or similar; and (2) will not participate in the making of any governmental decision in the equivalent of a staff capacity — for the purposes of this provision, “participating in a governmental decision” including providing information, an opinion, or a recommendation directly to any person at the City empowered to make a decision on behalf of the City without significant intervening substantive review; and (3) will not perform the same duties for the City that would otherwise be performed by a staff member required to report under the City’s conflict of interest code. (2 Cal. Code Regs. § 18700.