Edmonds School District No. 15
Lynnwood, WA 98036-5789
1260 - CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Adopted
2/3/75
Revised
12/2/85
9/8/93
9/23/08
It is the policy of the Edmonds School District to comply with the provisions of RCW 42.23.030, which defines conflicts of interest for elected officers and outlines limited exceptions authorized by law. No member of the Board, or any spouse or dependent relative of such member, shall receive or accept any compensation or reward for services rendered to the District or have any pecuniary interest in any contract to which the District is a party except to the limited extent authorized by law. For the purposes of this policy, and consistent with RCW 42.23.030(11), such pecuniary interest shall not be deemed to exist by reason of a contract between the District and the spouse of a member of the Board if the spouse was under contract as a certificated or classified employee with the school district before the date on which the board member assumes office and the terms of the spouse's contract are commensurate with the pay plan or collective bargaining agreement operating in the District. For the purposes of this policy, such pecuniary interest shall also not be deemed to exist by reason of a contract between the District and the employer of a Board member if the compensation of the Board member from such employer consists entirely of fixed wages or salary.
A board member may not vote in the authorization, approval, or ratification of a contract in which he or she is beneficially interested even though one of the exemptions allowing the awarding of such contract applies. The interest of a board member must be disclosed to the Board of Directors and noted in the official minutes before the formation of the pay plan or collective bargaining agreement pertaining to the spouse, or of the contract with the employer of the member of the Board.