§ 15-1. Public policy; prohibited interest in city contracts; persons indebted to city.  


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  • (a)

    It shall be against the public policy of the city as expressed by the city council for any employee of the city to bid on or to be awarded any contract being let by the city or to be pecuniarily interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract let by the city, or in any work done by the city, or in any matter wherein the rights or liabilities of the city are or may be involved.

    (b)

    It shall be against the public policy of the city as expressed by the city council for any firm, partnership or corporation, in which any employee of the city has any ownership interest in excess of one percent of the total ownership interest in such firm, partnership or corporation to bid on or to be awarded any contract being let by the city or to be pecuniarily interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract let by the city, or in any work done by the city or in any matter wherein the rights or liabilities of the city are or may be involved.

    (c)

    It shall be against the public policy of the city to enter into any contract or other transaction or business relationship or amend or extend any contract or business transaction that (i) requires the expenditure of funds equal to or exceeding the amount that requires the taking of competitive bids under state law, as amended from time to time, or (ii) grants a right, privilege, lease or franchise valued, in any one year period, in an amount equal to or in excess of the amount prescribed in (i) of this subsection, if the proposed contracting entity or any owner thereof is then indebted to the city or a qualifying entity, as set forth in article VIII of this chapter.

    (d)

    It shall be against the public policy of the city to enter into, or to continue or extend, any contract if it is determined that a proposed or current contracting entity or person is an employer that has been convicted of wage theft, has been assessed an administrative penalty involving wage theft, or has been adjudicated in a civil action of engaging in wage theft by a court of competent jurisdiction, as set forth in article IV of this chapter.

    (e)

    In the event that any contract or work, purchase or sale, is found to have been made in violation of subsections (a) or (b) hereof, then the said contract or work, purchase or sale, shall be null and void and shall be discontinued, and new arrangements shall be entered into as in the case of the incipiency of such contract of work, purchase or sale.

    (f)

    It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person contracting with the city is employed at one of the city's golf or tennis facilities and has executed a concession contract with the city to teach golf or tennis lessons at such facilities at times outside the person's regular working hours.

(Ord. No. 2013-428, § 10(Exh. A), 5-8-2013, eff. 7-1-2013; Ord, No. 2013-1081, § 3, 11-20-2013)