The Office of Public Stewardship often receives questions regarding whether certain activities are permissible. Additionally, many Maricopa Concernline allegations are related to conflict of interest. This page offers resources for employees who are vendor contacts, potential vendors, decision-makers in the purchasing and procurement processes, consultants, authors or other interested parties.

Questions regarding potential conflicts of interest may be directed to the Ombudsperson for review. Call (480) 731-8880 or (480) 731-8084.

ARS §38-509 Filing of Disclosures

Every political subdivision and public agency subject to this article shall maintain for public inspection in a special file all documents necessary to memorialize all disclosures of substantial interest made known pursuant to this article.

Annual Acknowledgement and Disclosure Web

http://www.maricopa.edu/disclosure/

Resources

• Ethics and Public Service: Presented to the Maricopa Community College District Governing Board, March 8, 2011 (T. Skladany) (Word)
• Business Law and Contracts
  • Conflict of Interest Statutes (Arizona Revised Statutes–ARS)
    • ARS §38-503 et. seq
    • ARS §38-504 et. seq
    • ARS §38-505
  • Applying Arizona’s Conflict of Interest Laws
  • Contracting with Current or Former MCCCD Employees
  • Maricopa Employees Subject to State Conflict of Interest Laws
  • Disclosure of Substantial Interest Process
• Purchasing Procedures Manual
  • Ethics in Public Contracting
    • 1201: Code of Ethics
    • 1202: Conflict of Interest – Employees
    • 1203: Conflict of Interest – Consultants
    • 1204: Purchasing for Employees and Private Individuals
    • 1205: Evaluation Committee Member Statement
• Grants
  • Standards for Financial Disclosure to Avoid Conflict of Interest in Federally Funded Programs (Word)
  • Certificate Sample for Financial Disclosure (Word)
• Miscellaneous Stewardship
  • Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS)
    • ARS §35-301
    • ARS §15-1408
  • MCCCD Administrative Regulations
    • 1.17 Cash Handling
    • 1.18 Gifts, Gratuities and Unrelated Compensation
    • 3.7 Enrollment Irregularities
    • 4.3 Electronic Communications
    • 4.4 Technology Resource Standards
    • 6.12 Internal Controls
  • All Employee Manual
    • A.14 Hiring of Relatives (PDF; see page 5)
  • Internal Audit and Management Advisory Services (IAMAS)
    • Fraud Warning Signs (Word)
• Conflict of Interest Handbook (PDF)