LELA 101: Top 10 Primer: Gifts, Favors, and Conflicts of Interest
LELA 101: Top 10 Primer: Gifts, Favors, and Conflicts of Interest will be November 17, 2023 online via Zoom from 10:00 to 11:15am.
Elected officials are often bombarded with good will! Sometimes, that good will takes the form of gifts, most unsolicited but no less problematic. What’s an elected official to do?
In this interactive on-line workshop, faculty member Crista Cuccaro offers important points for elected officials to know about the legal and ethical boundaries of conflicts of interest, and accepting gifts and favors. Workshop participants will learn the answers to the following questions:
- What is a conflict of interest?
- How does North Carolina law define gifts and favors?
- When can you accept gifts and favors, and when should you politely decline?
- Does it make a difference if your unit is entering into a contract?
- What is the difference between a financial interest and a direct benefit?
- What does it mean to have a Duty to Vote? When can you be excused from voting?
- What do federal rules restrict regarding gifts, favors and financial intrests?
This is a LELA 101 level course. Elected officials participating in the Local Elected Leaders Academy earn 2 recognition credits for attending the live version of this program.
LELA | 2.00 hrs |