The Board shall not enter into a contract knowingly with any supplier of materials, supplies and services to this District that any Board member or the Superintendent has any financial interest, direct or indirect, whatsoever. This prohibition shall not prevent any person from receiving royalties upon the sale of any educational material of which s/he is the author and which has been properly approved for use in the schools of this District.

No Board employee may directly or indirectly purchase or recommend the purchase of goods or services from any vendor in which s/he or his/her spouse or child has a material interest as defined by F.S. 112.312. Employees shall not contract for additional services to the Board as program consultants, vendor, or contractors.

Board members and school personnel shall not accept any form of compensation, payment, or thing of value from vendors that might influence their recommendations on the eventual purchase of equipment, supplies, or services. Furthermore, Board members and school personnel shall not accept any compensation, payment, or thing of value from a vendor after a decision has been made to purchase equipment, supplies, or services from said vendor. In addition, pursuant to Policy 1113, Policy 3113 and Policy 4113, Conflicting Employment or Contractual Relationship, Board members or school personnel shall not enter into a contractual relationship with a vendor seeking to do business with the District, or a vendor with whom the District is doing business, whereby an individual Board member or member of the school staff receives compensation, payment, or thing of value for services rendered.

Such compensation includes, but is not limited to, cash, checks, stocks, or any form of securities, and gifts as defined in State law and Policy 1214, Policy 3214, and Policy 4214, Solicitation or Acceptance of Gifts of Unauthorized Compensation. In the event a Board member or member of the school staff receives such compensation, payment, or thing of value, albeit unsolicited, from a vendor, the Board member or school staff member shall notify the Chief Financial Officers, in writing, that s/he received such compensation, payment, or thing of value and shall thereafter promptly return said compensation to the vendor at his/her earliest opportunity.

Purchasing personnel shall not show any favoritism to any vendor.

Board members, the Superintendent, and employees shall otherwise comply with the standards of conduct set forth in F.S. 112.313.

Any violation of these provisions by a Board employee may be grounds for dismissal.

F.S. 112.312, 112.313, 1001.43

Adopted 7/17/07
Revised 11/2/10