The Board of Education shall not enter a contract knowingly with any supplier of goods or services to this District under which any Board member or officer, employee, or agent of this School District has any pecuniary or beneficial interest, direct or indirect, unless the person has not solicited the contract or participated in the negotiations leading up to the contract. 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.

Board members and school personnel shall not accept any compensation from vendors. Board members, or school personnel who recommend purchases, shall not enter into a contractual arrangement 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 for services rendered.

In the event that a Board member or member of the school staff receives such compensation, albeit unsolicited, from a vendor, the Board member or school staff member shall notify the Treasurer, in writing, that s/he received such compensation and shall thereafter promptly transmit said compensation to the Treasurer at his/her earliest opportunity.

Board members and school personnel involved in district approved activities may accept non-monetary compensation directly associated with the supervision of that activity/event. Such compensation may include but is not limited to transportation, lodging or activity admission fees.

All sales persons, regardless of product, shall clear with the Superintendent's office before contacting any teachers, students, or other personnel of the School District. Purchasing personnel shall not show any favoritism to any vendor. Each order shall be placed in accordance with policies of the Board on the basis of equality, price, and delivery with past service a factor if all other considerations are equal.

Auditor’s Bulletin 2000-006

Adopted 11/27/00
Revised 3/26/01