CONFLICT OF INTEREST

013 CONFLICT OF INTEREST 013.01 COMMISSION CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Recipients of grant awards, recipients of contracts associated with grants, personnel involved in the Staff Review Team, Office of Violence Prevention Board Advisory Council, Commission Funding Panel and members of the Commission and staff that have a potential of a conflict of interest or an actual conflict of interest are required to file a written disclosure of a conflict of interest with the Executive Director. Anyone who is required to file a written disclosure shall recuse themselves from participating in any review of grants pursuant to section 007 or appeal hearings pursuant to section 010 that directly involve their agency, institution, or personnel. Additionally, such an individual shall refrain from discussion with other members of the Staff Review Team, Office of Violence Prevention Advisory Council, Commission Funding Panel, or the Commission. 013.01A Any member of the Crime Commission may raise the issue of a conflict of interest. 013.01B Conflict of Interest defined. A conflict of interest shall include situations where the individual would be required to take any action or make any decision that may cause financial benefit or detriment to him or her, a member of his or her immediate family, or a business or organization with which he or she is associated, or a community which he or she represents. 013.01C Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form: the Crime Commission shall develop and approve a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form that shall be submitted annually to the Executive Director and shall be retained by the Commission and may be forwarded to outside state or federal agencies as required by law.