0144.3 - CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Board members shall perform their official duties in a manner free from any possible criticism or prejudice or self interest. To this end:
Every effort shall be made to avoid the possibility of a claim being made that an individual participated in reaching a decision on a matter in which s/he had either a direct or an indirect financial interest of a substantial nature;
Each member of the Board shall resist every temptation and outside pressure to use his/her position as a Board member to benefit either himself/herself or any other individual or agency apart from the total interest of the School Corporation;
when a member of the Board determines that the possibility of a personal interest conflict exists, s/he should, prior to the matter being considered, disclose his/her interest in accordance with statute (such disclosure shall become a matter of record in the minutes of the Board), and thereafter shall abstain from participation in both the discussion of the matter and the vote thereon; (I.C. 35- 44-1-3)
no member of the Board may obtain, for at least one (1) year after termination of service on the Board, a pecuniary interest in any Corporation contract or purchase which was approved during his/her tenure. I.C. 35-44.1-1-4, I.C. 35-44.1-1-5
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