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POL - Memo - Gifts Gratuities Ethics 2002

  • YEAR CREATED: 2002
  • ENTITY TYPE: County
  • TYPE OF DOCUMENT: POL - Policies/Procedures
The document is a memorandum from the Director of the Purchasing Division in Broward County, Florida. The memorandum is dated March 19, 2002, and it addresses the topic of gifts, gratuities, and ethics in the purchasing division. The purpose of the memorandum is to acknowledge and formally adopt the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy published by the Broward County Standards Unit and the Code of Ethics published by the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) as the official policies of the Broward County Purchasing Division. The memorandum includes a list of ethical principles that should govern the conduct of every person employed in the public sector procurement or materials management organization. These principles include seeking or accepting a position only when fully in accord with professional principles, believing in the dignity and worth of the services rendered, being governed by honor and integrity in all relationships, considering personal aggrandizement through misuse of relationships as dishonest, identifying and eliminating conflicts of interest, keeping the organization informed on problems and progress, handling personnel matters on a merit basis, not seeking or dispensing personal favors in conflict with the profession, and supporting the aims and objectives of the NIGP. The memorandum also specifically states that purchasing agents and those with UPPCC certification should not accept gifts, gratuities, or other things of value from suppliers that might influence or appear to influence purchasing decisions. The document concludes by noting that the ethical principles listed have been adapted from the NIGP Code of Ethics.
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