Participation Prohibitions Sample Clauses

Participation Prohibitions. County official and employees subject to this subtitle shall not: (1) Except in the exercise of an administrative or ministerial duty which does not affect the disposition or decision with respect to the matter, participate on behalf of the county in any matter which would, to their knowledge, have a direct financial impact as distinguished from the public generally, on them, their spouse, parent, child, sibling or upon any business interest with which they are affiliated; (2) Except as exempted by the county council pursuant to Section 901(b) of the Xxxxxx County Charter, hold or acquire an interest in a business entity that has or is negotiating a contract with the county or is regulated by the official or employee; (3) Except in the exercise of an administrative or ministerial duty which does not affect the disposition or decision with respect to the matter, participate in any matter involving a business entity with which they, their spouse, parent, child or sibling are negotiating or have an arrangement concerning prospective employment.

Participation Prohibitions. (1) Except as permitted by Commission regulation or opinion, an official or employee may not participate in: (i) Except in the exercise of an administrative or ministerial duty that does not affect the disposition or decision of the matter, any matter in which, to the knowledge of the official or employee, the official or employee or a qualified relative of the official or employee has an interest. (ii) Except in the exercise of an administrative or ministerial duty that does not affect the disposition or decision with respect to the matter, any matter in which any of the following is a party: a. A business entity in which the official or employee has a direct financial interest of which the official or employee may reasonably be expected to know; b. A business entity for which the official, employee, or a qualified relative of the official or employee is an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee; c. A business entity with which the official or employee or, to the knowledge of the official or employee, a qualified relative is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment; d. If the contract reasonably could be expected to result in a conflict between the private interests of the official or employee and the official duties of the official or employee, a business entity that is a party to an existing contract with the official or employee, or which, to the knowledge of the official or employee, is a party to a contract with a qualified relative; e. An entity, doing business with the County, in which a direct financial interest is owned by another entity in which the official or employee has a direct financial interest, if the official or employee may be reasonably expected to know of both direct financial interests; or f. A business entity that: 1. The official or employee knows is a creditor or obligee of the official or employee or a qualified relative of the official or employee with respect to a thing of economic value; and SAMPLE 2. As a creditor or obligee, is in a position to directly and substantially affect the interest of the official or employee or a qualified relative of the official or employee. (2) A person who is disqualified from participating under paragraph 1. of this subsection shall disclose the nature and circumstances of the conflict and may participate or act if: (i) The disqualification leaves a body with less than a quorum capable of acting; (ii) The disqualified official or employee is required by l...