Section R33-24-105 - Financial Conflict of Interests Prohibited(1) A procurement conflict of interest occurs when the potential exists for an employee's personal financial interests, or for the personal financial interests of a family member, to influence, or have the appearance of influencing, the employee's judgment in the execution of the employee's duties and responsibilities when conducting a procurement or administering a contract.(2) To preserve the integrity of the state's procurement process, an executive branch employee may not take part in any procurement process, contracting or contract administration decision:(a) relating to the employee or a family member of the employee; or(b) relating to any entity in which the employee or a family member of the employee is an officer, director or partner, or in which the employee or a family member of the employee owns or controls 10% or more of the stock of such entity or holds or directly or indirectly controls an ownership interest of 10% or more in such entity.(3) If a procurement process, contracting or contract administration matter arises relating to the employee or a family member of the employee, the employee must advise their supervisor of the relationship, and must be recused from any discussions or decisions relating to the procurement, contracting or administration matter. The employee must also comply with all disclosure requirements in Title 67 Chapter 16, Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act.Utah Admin. Code R33-24-105
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2014-21, effective 10/8/2014Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-18, effective 8/22/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-03, effective 1/22/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-11, effective 5/23/2022