<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 30-15. - Conflict of interest for contracts using federal funds.</div>
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               These conflicts of interest criteria meet or exceed the requirements under state law
               and local policy when procuring goods (apparatus, supplies, materials, and equipment),
               services, and construction or repair projects paid for in part or whole by federal
               funds and required under 2 C.F.R. Â§ 200.318(c)(1).
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               This section applies when procuring goods (apparatus, supplies, materials, and equipment),
               services, and construction or repair projects funded in part or whole with federal
               financial assistance (direct or reimbursed). This section also applies to any subrecipient
               of the funds.
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               The employee responsible for managing the federal financial assistance award shall
               review the notice of award to identify any additional conflicts of interest prohibitions
               or requirements associated with the award, and shall notify all employees, officers,
               and agents, including subrecipients, of the requirements of this policy and any additional
               prohibitions or requirements.
               
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                  (1)
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                  In addition to the prohibition against self-benefiting from a public contract under
                  G.S. Â§ 14-234, no officer, employee, or agent of the county may participate in the
                  selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by a federal award if
                  he or she has a real or apparent conflict of interest. A real or apparent conflict
                  exists when any of the following parties has a financial or other interest in or receives
                  a tangible personal benefit from a firm considered for award of a contract:
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                  a.
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                  The employee, officer, or agent;
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                  b.
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                  Any member of his or her immediate family;
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                  c.
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                  His or her partner; or
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                  d.
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                  An organization which employs or is about to employ any of these parties.
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                  (2)
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                  Any officer, employee, or agent with an actual, apparent, or potential conflict of
                  interest as defined in this chapter shall report the conflict to his or her immediate
                  supervisor. Any such conflict shall be disclosed in writing to the federal award agency
                  or pass-through entity in accordance with applicable federal awarding agency policy.
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                  (3)
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                  In addition to the prohibition against accepting gifts and favors from vendors and
                  contractors under G.S. Â§ 133-32, officers, employees, and agents of the county are
                  prohibited from accepting or soliciting gifts, gratuities, favors, or anything of
                  monetary value from contractors, suppliers, or parties to subcontracts. Items of nominal
                  value such as promotional items, honorariums for participation in meetings, and meals
                  furnished at banquets may be accepted. Any officer, employee or agent who knowingly
                  accepts an item of nominal value shall report the item to his or her immediate supervisor.
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                  (4)
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                  Employees violating this chapter will be subject to discipline up to and including
                  termination. Violation of this conflict of interest requirement by a party to a contract
                  shall result in the termination of the contract and make the contracting party ineligible
                  for future contract awards.
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               (Ord. No. 2023-11, 10-16-2023)
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