§ 2-1. Conflicts of interest—Generally.

(a)

The following acts shall constitute "conflicts of interest" and are expressly prohibited and punishment shall be assessed therefor:

(1)

No officer or employee elected or appointed in the city shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract or job for work or materials, or the profits thereof or services to be furnished or performed for the city.

(2)

No such officer or employee shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract or job for work or materials or the profits thereof, or services to be furnished or performed for any person or to anyone operating interurban railway, street railway, gas works, waterworks, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line, telephone exchange or any other public utility within the territorial limits of the city.

(3)

No such officer or employee shall accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person operating within the territorial limits of the city, any monetary favor or receive from any interurban railway, street railway, gas works, waterworks, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line or telephone exchange or other business or operating under a public franchise any frank, free ticket or free service or accept or receipt, directly or indirectly, from any such person any other service upon terms more favorable than is granted to the public generally.

(4)

No officer or employee elected or appointed in his private capacity shall offer, sell, bid, buy, purchase or in any manner deal, contract or barter, either directly or indirectly, for any merchandise, materials, equipment, foodstuffs or services to or from the city.

(5)

No offer, purchase, sale, bid, contract and agreement shall be approved, accepted or given by the city to any domestic or foreign corporation, for any merchandise, materials, equipment, foodstuffs or services, who has among its major stockholders, any city officer or employee, either elected or appointed.

(6)

No officer or employee of the city, by solicitation or otherwise, shall exert his influence, directly or indirectly, to influence other officers or employees to deal with any person in which he has some interest or to favor any particular person or shall in any manner contribute money, labor or other valuable thing to any person for such purposes.

(b)

None of the provisions of subparagraphs (1) to (6) of paragraph (a) of this section are intended to be all inclusive or in any manner limit the contractual capacity of any officer or employee in his official capacity while acting in behalf of the city, but such paragraphs are intended only to prohibit the dealing by or with persons in which any city officer or employee has some interest, either directly or indirectly.

(c)

Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor, and every such contract, purchase or agreement shall be void; provided, that the prohibition of free transportation shall not apply to policemen or firemen in uniform, nor shall any free service to city officials heretofore provided by any franchise or ordinance be affected by this section.

(Code 1974, § 2-1)

State law reference

Regulation of conflict of interest and lobbying, RSMo. §§ 105.450—105.482.