Section 9-340. CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

 

340.1District of Columbia government employees and contractors, or the family members or business associates of District government employees and contractors, under the following classifications or employed in the following offices or positions, shall not be permitted to register for or bid on properties at any tax sale:

 

(a)Executive Service employees as described in D.C. Official Code § 1.610.51 (2001 ed.);

 

(b)Office of the City Administrator;

 

(c)Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, and the following subordinate organizations thereunder: Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Office of Planning;

 

(d)Office of the Chief Financial Officer; and

 

(e)Mayor, Councilmember, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, or a staff member thereof.

 

340.2For purposes of this section, the phrase “family member” means parents, spouses or domestic partners, siblings and children. 

 

340.3For purposes of this section, the term “business associate” means:

 

(a)An organization in which the employee, elected official, or contractor serves as an officer, director, trustee, or employee; or

 

(b)Any person or organization with whom the employee, elected official, or contractor is negotiating employment or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment.

 

 

authority

D.C. Official Code § 47-1335 (2012 Repl.), Section 201(a) of the 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2019; Pub.L. 109-356; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.24d (2014 Repl.)), and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management and Control Order No. 00-5, effective June 7, 2000.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 8490, 8491 (October 20, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 8601 (June 19, 2015).