2.12 - Board Member Conflict of Interest

SERIES 2 - THE BOARD AND GOVERNANCE

Public office is a trust created in the interest of the common good and for the benefit of the people. It is the intent of this section to maintain public confidence and prevent the use of public office for private gain. In order to avoid conflicts of interest, it is the general policy of the school not to employ or contract with BOD members or employees (except for the employee’s employment), members of their families, or persons or entities having an ongoing business or financial relationship with them. BOD members and employees shall disclose any known or potential conflicts of interest in writing to the BOD prior to the time set for voting on any such transaction and a BOD member making such disclosure shall not vote on the matter or attempt to influence the decisions of other BOD members in voting on the matter.

Board members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for any necessary expenses incurred by them in performing their duties as members of the board.

Any contract with the school involving a member of the board, or the board member’s family, shall be approved by the full board with the interested member abstaining. Each board member is responsible to make known to the board any circumstances that could involve a potential conflict of interest.

In the event that an issue, in which a board member has a non-financial, but family or personal interest, and which does not apply to the general case, is elevated to the Board for consideration, the Board member with the personal interest will abstain from voting on the matter.

Adopted: 06-28-2001