1.1034 PROCUREMENT VIOLATIONS AND OFFENSES
1.1034.01 KICKBACKS AND IMPROPER GRATUITIES Issue Date: 5/8/14 Updated: 3/10/16 CDD Definitions These terms, used in this policy, are defined as follows:
1. “Contract administration professional” means an individual who is either directly under contract with the District or is employed by a person under contract with the District and who has responsibility in developing a solicitation or grant or in supervising or overseeing the administration or management of a contract or grant. This term does not include an employee of the District. 2. “Contribution” includes the following as applied to the District: a. a voluntary gift or donation to the District for the District’s use, and not for a particular person employed by the District, including a philanthropic donation, services, money, or other items of value; b. admission to a seminar, vendor fair, charitable event, fundraising event, or similar event that relates to the function of the District; c. purchase of a booth at an event sponsored by the District or a group of which the District is a member; or d. sponsorship of an event that is organized by the District. 3. “Gratuity” means anything of value given without anything provided in exchange or in excess of the market value of that which is provided in exchange, including: a. a gift or favor; b. money; c. a loan at an interest rate below the market rate or with terms that are more advantageous to the borrower than terms offered generally on the market; d. anything of value provided with an award other than a certificate, plaque, or trophy; e. employment; f. admission to an event;
g. a meal; h. lodging; i. travel; j. entertainment for which a charge is normally made; and k. a raffle, drawing for a prize, or lottery.
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