Sec. 602.412. - Prohibited future employment.

It shall be a violation of this Chapter for any person, who was an officer or employee of the City or an independent agency, after his or her employment has ceased, to be employed by or enter into any contract for personal services, with a person or company who contracted with, or had a contractual relationship with the City or the independent agency, while the contract is active or being completed, or within two years of the cessation, completion, or termination of the person's or company's contractual relationship with the City or the independent agency, where (1) the contract with the City or the independent agency had a value that exceeded $250,000, and (2) the officer or employee had a substantial and decision-making role in securing or negotiating the contract or contractual relationship, or in the approval of financial submissions or draws in accordance with the terms of the contract; except that this prohibition shall not apply to an employee whose role is merely as a review signatory, or to contracts entered into prior to January 1, 2008, or to contracts that have been competitively procured. With respect to this subsection a contract is competitively procured if it has been obtained through a sealed low bid award. A "substantial and decision-making role" shall include duties and/or responsibilities that are collectively associated with: (i) approving solicitation or payment documents; (ii) evaluating formal bids and proposals; and (iii) approving and/or issuing award recommendations for final mayoral, City Council, or independent agency approval. The contract of any person or business entity who hires or contracts for services with any officer or employee prohibited from entering into said relationship shall be voidable at the pleasure of the City or independent agency. This prohibition shall not apply to any former officer or employee after two years from cessation from City or independent agency employment. An officer or employee subject to the prohibition of this Section who believes his or her role in the applicable contract does not create an ethical dilemma, may appeal to a committee of the City Council Rules Chair, the Chairperson of the Ethics Commission, and the Chief of Procurement for relief from this Section. Said appeal shall be considered and ruled upon within ten business days of a written request. (Ord. 97-890-E, § 1; Ord. 2007-329-E, § 3; Ord. 2014-457-E, § 1) Note— Former § 602.404 (c).