§ 2-262. Gratuities and kickbacks.

(a)

Gratuities. In addition to violating any other ordinance or any state or federal criminal statute, it shall be a violation of this division and a breach of ethical standards for any person to offer, give, or agree to give any unified government representative or former, unified government representative or for any unified government representative or former unified government representative to solicit, demand, accept, or agree to accept from another person, a gratuity or an offer of employment in connection with any decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, preparation of any part of a program requirement or a purchase requisition, influencing the content of any specification or procurement standard, rendering of advice, investigation, auditing, proceeding, or application, request for ruling, determination of any claim or controversy, or other particular matter, pertaining to any program requirement or a contract or subcontract, or to any solicitation or proposal therefore.

(b)

Kickbacks. In addition to violating any other ordinance or any state or federal criminal statutes, it shall be a violation of this division and a breach of ethical standards for any payment, gratuity, or offer of employment to be made by or on behalf of a contractor, a subcontractor under a contract or order to the prime contractor or higher tier subcontractor, or any person associated therewith, as an inducement for the award of a contract, subcontract, or order.

(c)

Contract clause. The prohibition against gratuities and kickbacks contained in this section shall be conspicuously set forth in every contract and solicitation therefore.

(Ord. No. O-75-09, § 1, 10-1-2009)