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<br /> <br />G.2e1 – Conflicts of Interest <br /> <br />1.0 Conflicts of Interest Prohibited <br />The credibility of ERMU rests heavily upon the confidence which citizens have in ERMU <br />officials and employees to render fair and impartial services to all citizens without regard to <br />personal interest and/or political influence. Thus, ERMU officials and employees must <br />scrupulously avoid any activity which suggests a conflict of interest between their private <br />interests and ERMU responsibilities. Officials and employees of ERMU, or their family <br />members, shall not engage or have financial interest in any business or other activity which could <br />reasonably lead to a conflict of interest with the official’s or employee’s primary ERMU <br />responsibilities. Family members of an official or employee shall be deemed to be the official’s <br />or employee’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brothers-in-law, <br />and sisters-in-law and the lineal descendants of any of them. <br /> <br />2.0 Contracts with ERMU Commissioners and Employees <br />A. Prohibition <br />No sale, lease or contract shall be entered into by or on behalf of ERMU in violation of <br />Minnesota Statutes, Sections 471.87 – 471.89. <br />B. Procedure <br />Contracts which are permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.87 – 471.89 may be <br />entered into, provided the requirements of those Statutes are met, including: <br />1) A determination is made that the contract price is as low as or lower than the price <br />at which the commodity or services could be obtained elsewhere. <br />2) The ERMU Commission approves the contract by unanimous vote. <br />3) If an ERMU Commissioner is the interested officer, that Commissioner shall <br />abstain from voting on the matter. <br />4) The ERMU Commission passes a resolution, in the form attached, setting out the <br />essential facts, such as the nature of the officer’s or employee’s interest and the <br />item or service to be provided, and stating that the contract price is as low or <br />lower than could be found elsewhere. <br />5) Before the contract is approved, the interested officer or employee files an <br />affidavit, in the form attached, with the General Manager that contains the <br />following: <br /> The name and office of the interested officer or employee. <br /> An itemization of the commodity or services furnished. <br />40