The provisions of this Section are to prevent county Officers
and employees from securing any financial advantages, however indirect,
from their public affiliations, other than their County compensation.
The provisions also prevent the use of county resources for partisan
political gain.
Any officer or employee of Jefferson County who willfully conceals
any such interest or violates any of the provisions of this Section
shall forfeit his office. Any contract made in violation of this Section
may be declared void by the County Executive or by resolution of the
County Council.
No officer or employee of Jefferson County, whether elected
or appointed, may in any manner whatsoever be interested in or receive
any benefit from any contract, job, work, activity, function, or service
for Jefferson County. No officer or employee may act or refrain from
acting in any capacity in which he is Lawfully empowered to act as
such an official or employee by reason of any payment, offer to pay,
promise to pay, or receipt of anything of actual value, other than
compensation to be paid by Jefferson County. No officer or employee
may accept any service or thing of value, directly or indirectly,
from any person, firm or corporation having dealings with Jefferson
County, upon more favorable terms than those granted to the public
generally. No officer or employee may receive, directly or indirectly,
any part of any fee, commission or other compensation paid by or payable
to Jefferson County, or by any person in connection with any dealings
with Jefferson County, or by any person in connection with any dealing
with or proceedings before any office, officer, department, board,
commission or other agency of Jefferson County. No such officer or
employee may directly or indirectly be the broker or agent who procures
or receives any compensation in connection with the procurement of
any type of bonds for County Officers, employees or persons or firms
doing business with Jefferson County guaranteeing the performance
of any contract with Jefferson County.
No officer or employee may use confidential information obtained
in the course of or by reason of his employment or official capacity
in any manner with intent to result in financial gain for himself,
his spouse, his dependent child in his custody, or any business with
which he is associated. No officer or employee may disclose confidential
information obtained in the course of or by reason of his employment
or official capacity in any manner with intent to result in financial
gain for himself or any other person.
The County Council may enact Ordinances to guard against injustices
and to supplement the provisions and extend prohibitions against conflicts
of interest not inconsistent with this Section and the Revised Statutes
of Missouri. All officers and employees of Jefferson County are to
be bound by all Laws that pertain to conflicts of interest of such
officers and employees such as those contained in the Revised Statutes
of Missouri.
The County Executive is to forfeit his office if he willfully violates this Section or willfully conceals an ownership interest in a corporation or similar legal entity that violated this Subparagraph, or existing regulations of conflict of interest and lobbying found in Chapter 105, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
While serving in office:
9.7.1.
County Officers may not use any resources of the County to carry
on any trade, occupation, business or enterprise for personal financial
profit or gain;
9.7.2.
Any County Officer other than a Council Member may not engage in
any commercial enterprise, or otherwise receive compensation for services
rendered as an employee, officer or director of, or by contractual
arrangement with, a Person or Entity which engages in business transactions
with Jefferson County;
9.7.3.
Any County Officer other than a Council Member may not own stock
or any other ownership interest exceeding five percent of all the
stock or other ownership interests in any Entity that engages in business
transactions with Jefferson County; and
9.7.4.
Any Council Member who either (1) is engaged in any commercial enterprise,
or otherwise receives compensation for services rendered as an employee,
officer or director of, or by contractual arrangement with, a Person
or Entity which engages in business transactions with Jefferson County
or (2) owns stock or any other ownership interest exceeding five percent
of all the stock or other ownership interests in any Entity that engages
in business transactions with Jefferson County may not vote on any
Ordinance, Bill, resolution or order in which such commercial enterprise,
Person or Entity has an interest and must recuse himself or herself
from deliberations regarding any such Ordinance, Bill, resolution
or order.
No officer or employee may carry on any partisan political activity
utilizing any resources of the County.
