Good morning Erica, This topic is covered in a few policies. Excerpt from the Purchasing Goods and Services policy <https://policy.umn.edu/finance/purchasing>
Employees who have purchasing responsibility must document a commitment to ethical purchasing practices by signing a *Purchasing Code of Ethics for Department Employee Responsible for Buying* <http://policy.umn.edu/sites/policy.umn.edu/files/forms/codeofethics.pdf>. Purchasing Services employees must document their commitment to ethical practices by signing a Purchasing Code of Ethics. The Purchasing Code of Ethics refers to Minnesota Statute 15.43 ACCEPTANCE OF ADVANTAGE BY STATE EMPLOYEE; PENALTY. Subdivision 1.Financial interest of agents. No employee of the state or of the University of Minnesota in direct contact with suppliers or potential suppliers to the state or the university, or who may directly or indirectly influence a purchasing decision or contract by establishing specification, testing purchased products, evaluating contracted services, or otherwise has official involvement in the purchasing or contracting process may: 1. have any financial interest or have any personal beneficial interest directly or indirectly in contracts or purchase orders for goods or services used by, or purchased for resale or furnished to a department or agency of the state or the university; or 2. accept directly or indirectly from a person, firm, or corporation to which a contract or purchase order has been or may be, awarded, a rebate, gift, money, or anything of value other than items of nominal value. No such employee may further accept any promise, obligation or contract for future reward. *Excerpt from the Conflict of Interest Procedure *( https://policy.umn.edu/operations/conflictinterest-proc03) II. Purchasing No employee in direct contact with suppliers or potential suppliers to the University, or who has direct or indirect influence over purchasing decisions or contracts, or otherwise has official involvement in the purchasing or contracting process may: 1. have any financial, business, or personal interest directly or indirectly in contracts or purchases of goods or services used by the University; or 2. accept, directly or indirectly from a person or business to which a contract or purchase of goods or services has been or may be awarded, any gift as defined in Board of Regents Policy: Gifts Received and Given by Regents and University Officials. No employee may further accept any promise, obligation, or contract for future award. See Minnesota State Statute 15.43. Michele On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:23 AM, Erica Heffner <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > > > I have a question regarding how your policies address potential gifts, > gratuities or favors that could cause a conflict of interest, for example > employees responsible for procurement contracts or similar situations. Do > you include such provisions as part of your conflict of interest policy, in > your code of conduct, or do you have a stand-alone policy/procedure? As > part of a rewrite to our code of conduct, some of this content has been > orphaned and we’re trying to find the best approach to communicate these > restrictions. > > > > Any examples would also be appreciated! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Erica > > > > Erica Heffner, MEd, CCEP > > Asst. Director Compliance Services > > University of Vermont > > [email protected] > > p. (802)-656-1398 <(802)%20656-1398> > > > > > > *Ethics and Compliance Reporting and Help Line > <https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/24544/index.html> * or > Toll Free (877) 310-0413 > > > > **********CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE*********** > > This e-mail and any attachments may contain private, confidential, and > privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. This > information is intended for receipt and use by authorized addressees only. > If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender > immediately; any dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly > prohibited. > > > > > > *Replying to Messages:* Replying (using Reply) to an ACUPA-L e-mail will > distribute your message to the *ENTIRE list of members*. To send a > message privately, reply directly to the individual who sent the message > (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). > > *To Unsubscribe or for questions about the ACUPA e-list,* Contact Joshua > Adams at j <[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> > [email protected] > <[email protected]?subject=Question%20About%20the%20ACUPA%20E-list> or > 607-255-8279 <(607)%20255-8279>. > > -- Michele Gross, Director Policy Program University of Minnesota 356-1 McNamara, 200 Oak street Minneapolis, MN 55454 612-624-8081 http://policy.umn.edu/
