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Generally, a conflict of interest occurs when your personal or financial interests could interfere with carrying out your duty to the public. Specifically, you must disqualify yourself from taking any official action directly affecting a business or matter in which you, your brother or sister, a parent, a child or household member has a substantial financial interest. Exceptions: These provisions do not apply to a department head who cannot disqualify himself and who had filed the required public disclosure requirement of HCC Section 2 -91.1. It also has limited application to members of boards and commissions that are mandated by law to have particular qualifications. The rule does not prohibit officers from introducing bills and resolutions, serving on committees or from making statements or taking action in the exercise of the officer's legislative functions. Officers are, however, required to file a full and public disclosure of the nature and extent of the interest or transaction that the officer believes may be affected by legislative action. HCC Section 2- 83(c). M PROHIBITED ACQUISITION You may not acquire a financial interest in a business if you have reason to believe that the business may be directly involved in official action you would normally be expected to take in your County position. HCC Section 2- 84(b). I�I ASSISTANCE BEFORE COUNTY AGENCIES You may not assist a business or person before a County agency for a contingent compensation. HCC Section 2- 84(c). You may not assist or represent a business or person for compensation on a matter in which you participated or will participate in your County capacity; you may not appear for compensation before your employing agency or an agency or council on which you sit. HCC Section 2- 84(d). You may not assist or represent a business for compensation before any County agency if you have official authority over the County agency unless you have complied with the disclosure requirements of Section 2 -91.1. HCC Section 2- 84(e). M PUBLIC CONTRACTS The County may not enter into a contract with you or a business in which you have a controlling interest if the amount exceeds $10,000 unless the contract was awarded pursuant to competitive sealed bids or proposals or the County has posted a notice of intent to award the contract and has filed a copy of the notice with the Board of Ethics ten (10) days before the contract is awarded. HCC Section 2- 85(a).