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In accordance with North Carolina General Statute
14-234, and in order to avoid conflict of interest,
the appearance of conflict of interest or the appearance
of impropriety, the Board of Trustees and employees
of Southwestern Community College shall adhere to
the following guidelines:
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Neither members of the Board of Trustees
nor employees of Southwestern Community College
shall have any pecuniary interest, either
directly or indirectly, proximately or remotely,
in supplying any goods, wares, or merchandise
of any nature or kind whatsoever to the College.
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Neither members of the Board of Trustees
nor employees of Southwestern Community College
shall solicit or accept any gift, favor, or
other benefit, either directly or indirectly,
for reward or promise of reward for influence
in recommending or procuring any merchandise
or service.
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Neither members of the Board of Trustees
nor employees of Southwestern Community
College shall influence the business decisions
of a grant-funded project (public or private)
in ways that could lead to personal gain
or give improper advantage to themselves,
their spouses, or independent children.
Such conflicts include any that could affect
the design, conduct or reporting of project
results.
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Nepotism for employees is covered under
Policy 4.9, section 1.6.b. For members of
the Board of Trustees, the following restrictions
apply:
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The College shall not employ, on a
full-time basis, any individual who
is closely related to a member of the
Board of Trustees. |
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"Closely related," as it
applies to relatives of Board of Trustees
members, is defined to mean mother,
father, brother, sister, son, daughter,
father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law,
grandmother, grandfather, grandson,
granddaughter, husband, wife, stepparents,
stepchildren, stepbrother, stepsister,
guardian or ward. |
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The provisions of this policy shall
not apply to an individual employed
prior to the appointment of the Board
of Trustees member who is closely related
by blood or marriage as defined in 4.26.,
section 3.b. In the event that an appointed
Board of Trustees member is related
to a full-time employee as defined in
4.26, section 3.b., who was employed
prior to the appointment of said Board
member, then the Board member shall
not participate in any Board personnel
decisions or actions which directly
or indirectly affect the employed relative.
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Any policies of the Department of Community
Colleges or any North Carolina state law will
take precedence over this policy.
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Any employee who participates in activities
which might be construed as involving conflict
of interest, or may do so in the future,
should report this information to the President.
Any Board of Trustees member involved in
activities described above should report
the information to the Chairman of the Board
of Trustees.
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