STAFF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

(Districts including no portion of a first-class county)

FILE: GBCA

Critical

Employees of the Board will not engage in, or have direct financial interest in, any activity that raises a reasonable question of conflict of interest with their duties and responsibilities as members of the Seneca R-VII School District staff, by adhering to the following policies:

1. Employees will not participate for financial remuneration in outside activities wherein their position on the staff is used to sell goods or services to students or their parents/guardians, except when permitted by the Board of Education.

2. Employees who have patented or copyrighted any device, publication or other item will not receive royalties for use of such item in the district schools.

3. Employees will not engage in any type of work where the source of information concerning customer, client or employer originates from information obtained through the school district, except when permitted by state law and the Board of Education.

4. Employees shall not act as agents or accept commissions or other rewards for books or other school materials, the selection or purchase of which they may influence. The school district will not purchase products distributed directly or indirectly by employees of the school district, except when permitted by state law.

5. State law permits administrative or executive employees to make sales of real estate or services to the district if the total amount paid is not in excess of $500 per transaction or $1500 per year, or after public notice and competitive bidding, where the bid or offer is the lowest received. Competitive bidding shall not be required in the case of real estate. State law permits sales of services and real estate by other employees to the district without restriction. All employees are prohibited from selling or providing to the district property other than real estate, such as goods and supplies, except that state law currently permits executive or administrative employees to make such sales following public notice, competitive bidding, and where the bid or offer is the lowest received.

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Note: The reader is encouraged to check the index located at the beginning of this section for other pertinent policies and to review administrative procedures and/or forms for related information.

Adopted: 1/16/97

Revised: 4/13/99

Cross Refs: BBFA, Board Member Conflict of Interest and Financial Disclosure

Legal Refs: §§ 105.450 -.458, 105.462, 105.466, 105.468, 105.472, 162.391, 168.126,

171.181, RSMo.

Seneca R-VII School District, Seneca, Missouri

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