27 Miss. Code. R. 100-6-203 - EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST

(a) Conflict of Interest.

It shall be a breach of ethical standards for any employee to participate directly or indirectly in a procurement when the employee knows that:

(1) the employee or any member of the employee's immediate family has a financial interest pertaining to the procurement;

(2) a business or organization in which the employee, or any member of the employee's immediate family, has a financial interest pertaining to the procurement; or,

(3) any other person, business, or organization with whom the employee or any member of the employee's immediate family is negotiating or has an arrangement concerning prospective employment is involved in the procurement.

(b) Discovery of Actual or Potential Conflict of Interest, Disqualification, and Waiver.

Upon discovery of an actual or potential conflict of interest, an employee shall promptly file a written statement of disqualification and shall withdraw from further participation in the transaction involved. The employee shall, at the same time, apply to the Ethics Commission for an official advisory opinion as to what further participation, if any, the employee may have in the transaction.

(c) Notice.

Notice of this prohibition shall be provided in accordance with official opinions promulgated by the Ethics Commission.

Note: Section 6-203 (Employee Conflict of Interest) covers instances in which a state employee involved in procurement is actively negotiating for employment with a contractor or prospective contractor. Such an employee must disqualify himself or herself from participation in a procurement involving such a contractor or prospective contractor and apply to the Ethics Commission for an official opinion of the statutory conflict of interest prohibition relating to that procurement. Offers of employment under certain circumstances may also be gratuities which are prohibited by Section 6-204.

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27 Miss. Code. R. 100-6-203

Adopted 1/15/2015 Amended 1/15/2015 Amended 4/14/2016 Amended 7/1/2016