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Section 2-84. Conflicts of interests. (a) No officer or employee shall take any official action directly affecting: (1) A business or other undertaking in which that officer or employee has a substantial financial interest; (2) A private undertaking in which the officer or employee is engaged as legal counsel, advisor, consultant, or representative, or other agency capacity; or (3) A business or undertaking in which the employee knows or has reason to know that a brother, a sister, a parent, an emancipated child, or a household member has a substantial financial interest, provided that the financial interests of these individuals shall not include those of any spouse or child. A department head who is unable to be discfualified on any matter described in items (1), (2) and (3) above will not be in violation of this subsection if the department head has complied with the disclosure requirements of section 2-91.1. A person whose position on a board, commission, or committee is mandated by statute, charter, code or resolution to have particular qualifications shall only beprohibited from taking official action that directly and specifically affects a business or undertaking in which thatperson has a substantial financial interest; provided that the substantial financial interest is related to the member's particular qualifications. (b) No officer or employee shall acquire financial interests in any business or other undertaking which that officer or employee has reason to believe may be directly involved in official action to be taken by the officer or em~loyee. (c) No officer or employee shall assist any person or business or act in a representative capacity before any county agency for a contingent compensation in any transaction involving the County. ~d) No officer or employee shall assist any person or business or act in a representative capacity for a fee or other compensation to secure passage of a bill or to obtain a contract claim or other transaction or proposal in which the officer or employee has participated or will participate as an officer or employee nor shall the officer or employee assist anyperson or business or act in a representative capacity for a fee or other compensation on such bill contract claim or other transaction or proposal before the council or agency of which that person is an employee or officer. (e) No officer or employee shall assist any person or business or act in a representative capacity before a 5