No school director or the
superintendent shall be beneficially interested, directly or indirectly, in any
contract made by, through or under the supervision of the director or
superintendent, except as provided below:
·
Any
contract, purchase of materials or activity paid for from school funds if the
total volume received by the district officer or his or her business does not exceed $1,500.00 in any calendar
month. The district shall maintain a list of all contracts covered under this
paragraph and the list shall be available for public inspection and copying.
·
An
individual director may be designated as clerk and/or purchasing agent at the
prevailing hourly wage.
·
The
spouse of a director or the superintendent may be employed as a substitute
teacher on the same terms and at the same compensation as other substitute
teachers in the district. The superintendent must find that the number of
qualified substitute teachers in the district is insufficient to meet the anticipated
needs for short-term and one-day substitute teachers, and the superintendent
must ensure that substitute teachers are assigned to available positions in a
fair and impartial manner.
·
Prior
to approval of the employment of a director or spouse of a school director or superintendent,
the board of directors shall be advised of the number of other individuals who
are qualified for and interested in the position(s) to be filled. The district
shall not discriminate in any way against any applicant for a certified
position or any certificated employee on the basis of a family relationship
with a school director or the superintendent. All employment decisions shall be
made on the basis of choosing the applicant which furthers the best interest of
the school district.
·
If
a person is employed by the district under contract as a classified or
certificated employee before his or her spouse becomes a director or
superintendent, the contract can be renewed for further employment, provided
that the terms of the contract are commensurate with the pay plan or collective
bargaining agreement operating in the district for that position.
·
A
director may not vote on the authorization, approval or ratification of a
contract in which he or she beneficially interested and to which one of the exemptions
described above applies.
·
Whenever
a director, or his or her spouse or dependent is employed by the district, the
director shall refrain from participating in or attempting to influence any
board action affecting the employment status of the director, spouse or
dependent. Actions affecting employment status include, but are not limited to,
hiring, establishing compensation and fringe benefits, setting working
conditions, conducting performance evaluations, considering or imposing
discipline and termination.
The superintendent shall maintain
a log of any contract subject to this policy and annually or when a new
director assumes office, shall inform the board of the existence of all such
contracts.
Legal References: RCW 28A.405.250 Certificated employees, applicants for certificated
position, not to be discriminated against
RCW 28A.635.050 Certain corrupt
practices of school officials —Penalty
RCW 42.23.030 Interest in contracts
prohibited--Excepted cases
RCW 42.23.040 Remote interests
Adoption Date: January, 2005