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G.2e1 Conflicts of Interest 1.0Conflicts of Interest Prohibited The credibility of ERMU rests heavily upon the confidence which citizens have in ERMU officials and employees to render fair and impartial services to all citizens without regard to personal interest and/or political influence. Thus, ERMU officials and employees must scrupulously avoid any activity which suggests a conflict of interest between their private interests and ERMU responsibilities. Officials and employees of ERMU, or their family members, shall not engage or have financial interest in any business or other activity which could responsibilities. Family members of an official or employee shal -in-law, mother-in-law, brothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law and the lineal descendants of any of them. 2.0Contracts with ERMU Commissioners and Employees A. Prohibition Nosale, lease or contract shall be entered into by or on behalf of ERMU in violation of Minnesota Statutes, Sections 471.87 471.89. B. Procedure Contracts which are permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.87 471.89 may be entered into, provided the requirements of those Statutes are met, including: 1) A determination is made that the contract price is as low as or lower than the price at which the commodity or services could be obtained elsewhere. 2) The ERMU Commission approves the contract by unanimous vote. 3) If an ERMU Commissioner is the interested officer, that Commissioner shall abstain from voting on the matter. 4) The ERMU Commission passes a resolution, in the form attached, setting out the item or service to be provided, and stating that the contract price is as low or lower than could be found elsewhere. 5) Before the contract is approved, the interested officer or employee files an affidavit, in the form attached, with the General Manager that contains the following: The name and office of the interested officer or employee. An itemization of the commodity or services furnished. 100