Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code Art. VI Prohibitions

A. It is a misdemeanor for any elected or appointed official, officer or employee of the City to be, or become directly interested in, any contract work or business, or in the sale of any article, the expense, price or consideration of which is payable from the City treasury, nor shall such officer or employee receive any gratuity or advantage from any contract or person furnishing labor or material for same.

B. Any contract with the City that any officer or employee has or develops an interest in may be declared void by the City Council.

C. Members of City volunteer and support organizations who are not also full- or part-time employees of the City shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.

D. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to excuse noncompliance with State laws regulating conflicts of interest.

(Ord. 2023-03 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023)

It is a misdemeanor for any elected or appointed official, officer or employee of the City to aid or assist a bidder in securing a contract to furnish labor, materials, supplies, equipment, services, or public works projects at a higher price or rate than that proposed by any other bidder, or favor one bidder over another, or give or withhold information from any bidder not given or withheld from all other bidders, or willfully mislead any bidder in regard to the character of the materials or supplies called for, or knowingly accept materials, supplies or equipment of a quality inferior to that called for by the contract or knowingly certify to a greater amount of labor performed or materials, supplies or equipment furnished, than has respectively been performed or received.

(Ord. 2023-03 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023)

It is a misdemeanor to knowingly take action to separate purchases into smaller units or segments solely for the purpose of evading the competitive formal or informal bidding requirements set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 2023-03 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023)