1.55.060 Purchasing from City Employees.
A. The purchase of any supplies, materials, equipment, labor or services, including personal, professional, technical and expert services, from any City employee, or any business with which a City employee is associated, is discouraged but may be allowed subject to prior written approval by the City Manager and approval shall be based upon findings that:
1. The purchase will be at the least cost to the City;
2. The purchase will result in the most efficient method to accomplish the City’s purpose;
3. The purchase could not lead to any alleged violations of the personnel rules;
4. The approval of the purchase could not lead to an adverse employer-employee relationship should the contract be unsatisfactorily performed; and
5. The purchase is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and City policies.
B. For purposes of this section, any business with which a City employee is associated means any business of which the employee or spouse, parent, child or sibling of the employee is a director, officer, owner or employee, or any business association in which the employee or spouse, parent, child or sibling of the employee owns or has owned more than 10 percent of the business within the preceding calendar year. [Ord. NS-2159, 2011; Ord. NS-2145, 2010]