(a) The county purchasing agent, members of the county purchasing commission, members of the county legislative body, and other officials of the county shall not:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 5-14-114

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County mayor: means and includes "county executive" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Have a direct interest in a contract or purchase order for supplies, materials, equipment, or contractual services used by or furnished to a department or agency of the county government. As used in this subdivision (a)(1), “direct interest” means a contract with such person personally or with a business in which such person is the proprietor, a partner, or the person having the controlling interest in the business; “controlling interest” includes the individual with the ownership or control of the largest number of outstanding shares owned by a single individual or corporation;
(2) Have an indirect interest in the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment, or contractual services for the county unless the person publicly acknowledges the interest. A person who is not a member of a governing body and who is required to publicly acknowledge an indirect interest must do so by reporting the interest to the office of the county mayor to be compiled into a list that must be maintained as a public record. As used in this subdivision (a)(2), “indirect interest” means a contract in which a person is interested, but not directly so, and includes contracts where the person is directly interested and is the sole supplier of goods or services in the county; or
(3) Accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from a person, firm, or corporation to which a contract or purchase order may be awarded, by rebate, gift, or otherwise, money or anything of value whatsoever, or a promise, obligation, or contract for future reward or compensation.
(b) If an official subject to subsection (a) violates subsection (a), the official shall forfeit all compensation earned by the official under the contract and is removed from office. An official removed from office pursuant to this section is ineligible for the same or similar position for a period of ten (10) years following the date of the violation.
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