Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,REV 7/19/12,*,Senior Management Group,Conflict of Interest,REV 7/19/12,2,Conflict of Interest,Regulated by UC Conflict of Interest Code and the California Political Reform Act.,Limits decision-making abilities for public officials when personal finance interests may be effected by those decisions.,Creates financial disclosure requirements for public officials.,Conflict of Interest Regulations/Policies,All University Employees,Applicable Regulations or Policies,Government(University)employees may not participate,in decisions if they have a personal financial interest.,Outside employment cannot interfere with the,performance of University duties and no University time,can be devoted to private purposes.,Requires certain officials(SMG and non-SMG)to publicly,disclose their private economic interest via an Annual,Economic Disclosure statement-Form 700),California Political Reform Act,Form 700(Annual Economic Disclosure),Personnel Policies for Staff Members 82:,“Conflict of Interest”,Regents Policy 7707:“Outside,Professional Activities”,UCSF Industry Relations Policy(#150-30),Web addresses are located in the“Website Resource”section at the end of this presentation.,REV 7/19/12,3,Conflict of Interest Code,The University of California adopted a,Conflict of Interest Code,pursuant to the requirements of the,Political Reform Act of 1974,.,All employees are expected to act with integrity and good judgment with those individuals and entities doing business or seeking to do business with the University.,This includes,but is not limited to:,Disqualification from,participating,in decision-making when there is a,conflict of interest,.,Avoidance of the appearance of,favoritism,in all dealings on behalf of the University.,Recognition that,acceptance of personal gifts,even when lawful,may give rise to legitimate concerns.,REV 7/19/12,4,The California Political Reform Act,The California Political Reform Act prohibits public officials from participating in governmental decisions when personal financial interest may be affected by those decisions.,The Act requires that all government employees and officials disqualify themselves from participating in a governmental decision when a financial conflict of interest is present.,“No public official at any level of state or local government shall make,participate in making or in any way attempt to use his official position to influence a governmental decision in which he knows or has reason to know he has a financial interest.(Gov.Code,87100.),“no state administrative official shall make,participate in making,or use his or her official position to influence any governmental decision directly related to any contract where the official knows or has reason to know that any party to the contract is a person or entity with whom theofficial,or any member or his or her family,has engaged in any business transaction or transactions on terms not available tothe public.(Gov.Code,87540.),REV 7/19/12,5,The California Political Reform Act,Making and Participating in Decisions,Under the,California Political Reform Act,you must disqualify yourself if you have a personal financial conflict of interest in a University decision.,You,make a decision,when,acting within the authority of your office,you:,vote,on a matter,appoint,a person,obligate,or,commit,the University to any course of action,enter into any,contractual,agreement,on behalf of the University,or,determine not to act(unless such determination is made because of your financial interest).,You,participate,in the making of a decision when,acting within the authority of your University position,you:,negotiate,with a governmental entity or private person regarding the decision or,advise,or,make,recommendation,to the decision-maker by conducting research which requires the exercise of judgment on your part and the purpose of which is to influence the decision.,REV 7/19/12,6,Application of the Political Reform Act,Financial Interest,A public official(University employee)has a,financial interest,in a decision if it is,reasonably foreseeable,that the decision will have a,material financial effect,on:,the official,a member of his or her immediate family,or any of the following:,business entity,or,real property,in which the official has a direct or indirect investment worth$2,000 or more,source of income,other than gifts and loans,aggregating$500 or more that is provided to,received by,or promised to the official within 12 months prior to the time when the decision is made,business entity in which the public official is a director,officer,partner,trustee,employee,or holds any position of management,donor of a gift or gifts from a single source aggregating more than$420 in value that was provided to,received by,or promised to the public official within the 12 months prior to when the decision is made.,REV 7/19/12,7,Application of the Califor