Section 172.320

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

Chapter 172

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   

  172.320.  Bank depository selection by bid, policies and rules — conflict of interest, rules — employees interest in contracts with university, disclosure required — failure to disclose, effect — curators not to participate in board decisions if conflict of interest. — 1.  The curators of the University of Missouri shall adopt policies and rules to require selection of the lowest and best bid when bidding bank depository agreements or when purchasing supplies or other personal property.

  2.  The curators of the University of Missouri shall promulgate and approve a conflict of interest policy and regulations thereto.

  3.  Employees of the university may be directly or indirectly interested in a contract with the curators of the University of Missouri if the employee discloses such a direct or indirect interest prior to execution of the contract and the contract would not constitute a conflict of interest as determined by the policy required by subsection 2 of this section.  Failure by the employee to disclose such an interest may constitute grounds for discipline of the employee or cancellation of the contract or both.

  4.  Curators of the university in their individual capacity shall disclose any possible conflict of interest that may arise and shall not participate in any decision of the board as otherwise provided by law.

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(RSMo 1939 § 10811, A.L. 1989 H.B. 493)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 9654; 1919 § 11551; 1909 § 11125