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CODE OF CONDUCT/PROGRAM PROCUREMENT POLICY
<br />CITY OF LA PORTE, ADOPTED:
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<br />CODE OF CONDUCT
<br />As a Grant Recipient of a federal or state grant contract (including CDBG), the City of La Porte shall avoid, neutralize or
<br />mitigate actual or potential conflicts of interest so as to prevent an unfair competitive advantage or the existence of
<br />conflicting roles that might impair the performance of the federal or state grant contract or impact the integrity of the
<br />procurement process.
<br />For procurement of goods and services, no employee, officer, or agent of the City of La Porte shall participate in the
<br />selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by federal or state grant funds (including CDBG) if he or she has
<br />a real or apparent conflict of interest. Such a conflict could arise if the employee, officer or agent; any member of his/her
<br />immediate family; his/her partner; or an organization which employs or is about to employ any of the parties indicated
<br />herein, has a financial or other interest in or a tangible personal benefit from a firm considered for a contract.
<br />No officer, employee, or agent of the City of La Porte shall solicit or accept gratuities, favors or anything of monetary value
<br />from contractors or firms, potential contractors or firms, or parties to sub-agreements, except where the financial interest is
<br />not substantial or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal intrinsic value.
<br />Contractors that develop or draft specifications, requirements, statements of work, or invitations for bids or requests for
<br />proposals must be excluded from competing for such procurements.
<br />For all other cases, no employee, agent, consultant, officer, or elected or appointed official of the state, or of a unit of general
<br />local government, or of any designated public agencies, or subrecipients which are receiving federal or state grant funds
<br />(including CDBG), that has any grant-related function/responsibility, or is in a position to participate in a decision-making
<br />process or gain inside information, may obtain a financial interest or benefit from the federal or state grant activity.
<br />The conflict of interest restrictions and procurement requirements identified herein shall apply to a benefitting business,
<br />utility provider, or other third party entity that is receiving assistance, directly or indirectly, under a federal or state grant
<br />contract or award, or that is required to complete some or all work under the federal or state grant contract in order to meet
<br />any National Program Objectives.
<br />Any person or entity including any benefitting business, utility provider, or other third party entity that is receiving
<br />assistance, directly or indirectly, under a federal or state grant contract or award (including CDBG), or that is required to
<br />complete some or all work under the federal or state grant contract in order to meet a National Program Objective, that
<br />might potentially receive benefits from the federal or state grant award may not participate in the selection, award, or
<br />administration of a contract supported by federal or state grant funding.
<br />Any alleged violations of these standards of conduct shall be referred to the City of La Porte
<br />appear to have occurred, the offending employee, officer or agent shall be subject to disciplinary action, including but not
<br />limited to dismissal or transfer; where violations or infractions appear to be substantial in nature, the matter may be referred
<br />to the appropriate officials for criminal investigation and possible prosecution.
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<br />Louis Rigby, Mayor Date
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