75-4304. Same; making or participating in certain contracts prohibited; exceptions; abstaining from action. (a) No local governmental officer or employee shall, in the capacity of such an officer or employee, make or participate in the making of a contract with any person or business by which the officer or employee is employed or in whose business the officer or employee has a substantial interest.
(b) No person or business shall enter into any contract where any local governmental officer or employee, acting in that capacity, is a signatory to or a participant in the making of the contract and is employed by or has a substantial interest in the person or business.
(c) A local governmental officer or employee does not make or participate in the making of a contract if the officer or employee abstains from any action in regard to the contract.
(d) This section shall not apply to the following:
(1) Contracts let after competitive bidding has been advertised for by published notice; and
(2) contracts for property or services for which the price or rate is fixed by law.
(e) Any local governmental officer or employee who is convicted of violating this section shall forfeit the office or employment.
History: L. 1970, ch. 366, § 4; L. 1974, ch. 397, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 306, § 17; May 31.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees
Article 43 - Public Officers And Employees
75-4301a Governmental ethics applicable to local governmental subdivisions; definitions.
75-4306 Penalties for violations; severability.
75-4308 Oath required for public officers and employees.
75-4309 Same; falsifying oaths or affirmations.
75-4310 Oath required for public officers and employees; administering; filing.
75-4311 Same; funds withheld until oath subscribed to and filed.
75-4312 Same; persons required to take oath; time for filing; penalty.
75-4313 Same; unauthorized disbursement of funds; penalty.
75-4314 Same; officer or employee receiving funds without subscribing and filing oath; penalty.
75-4317 Open meetings declared policy of state; citation of act.
75-4320a Enforcement of act by district courts; burden of proof; court costs; precedence of cases.
75-4320b Investigation of alleged violations; powers.
75-4320c Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansas; subject to open meetings law.
75-4320d Civil remedies to enforce act by attorney general; consent order; finding of violation.
75-4320e Complaint form prescribed by attorney general.
75-4320f Civil remedies to enforce act; consent order.
75-4324 Employees' right to form, join and participate in employee organizations.
75-4325 Supervisory employee not prohibited from membership in employee organization.
75-4326 Existing rights of public employer not affected.
75-4328 Recognition of right of employee organization to represent employees.
75-4329 Disputes concerning recognition of employee organization; procedure for resolving.
75-4330 Memorandum agreements, limitations; grievance procedures; arbitration; judicial review.
75-4331 Memorandum of understanding; financial report; consideration and action; rejection.
75-4333 Prohibited practices; evidence of bad faith.
75-4352 Same; compensation for services.
75-4353 Same; qualifications of interpreter; determination; persons disqualified.
75-4354 Same; duty of interpreter; oath; disclosure.
75-4355 Same; inherent power of court not limited.
75-4355a Interpreters for deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired; court proceedings.
75-4355b Same; certification; fees; other modes of communication.
75-4355d Enforcement; construction.
75-4371 Same; compensation for accumulated sick leave; rules and regulations.
75-4375 Same; compensation for certain direct care employees after layoff; determination of amount.