Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3364 - University of Toledo › Chapter 3364-1 - Board of Trustees In General; Medical Center and Clinical Operations › Section 3364-1-06 - Avoidance of conflict of interest

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy statement
It is policy of the university
				board of trustees  to
				carry out its mission in accordance with the strictest ethical guidelines and
				to ensure that trustees and employees conduct themselves in a manner that
				fosters public confidence in the integrity of the university board of trustees, its processes, and its
				accomplishments.
(B)
			 General standards of ethical conduct
Trustees and employees of the university of Toledo, and members of advisory boards to the university,
				including, but not limited to members of the UTH board, as provided in rule
				3364-1-12 of the Administrative
				Code, must, at all times, abide by protections to the public embodied in
				Ohio's ethics laws, as found in Chapters 102. and
				2921. of the Revised Code, and as interpreted by
				the Ohio ethics commission and Ohio courts. (A copy of those laws is provided
				by the university board of trustees, and receipt
				acknowledged, as required in division (D) of section
				102.09 of the Revised Code.)
				Trustees and employees must conduct themselves, at all times, in a manner that
				avoids favoritism, bias, and the appearance of impropriety.
				While restrictions or obligations set forth in Chapter
				102. of the Revised Code, section
				2921.42. of the Revised Code and
				section 2921.43. of the Revised Code may
				only apply to the university trustees and ex-officio members of the UTH board
				who are employees of the university, all members of the UTH board, including
				public members and the appointed members of any and all UTH board committees,
				have a duty of loyalty and fidelity to the university, and they must govern
				their affairs honestly, exercising their best care, skill and judgment for the
				benefit of the university so as to avoid conflicts of interest and the
				appearance of impropriety.
While the terms of the statutes and interpretations of the Ohio
				ethics commission are the binding standard, a general summary of the restraints
				upon the conduct of all trustees and employees of the university includes, but
				is not limited to, those listed in this paragraph. No university trustee or employee, nor any member of an advisory board to the university,
				including, but not limited to, the UTH board, will:
(1) Solicit or accept anything of value from
			 anyone doing business with the university;
(2) Solicit or accept employment from anyone
			 doing business with the university, unless the official or employee completely
			 withdraws from university activity regarding the party offering employment, and
			 the university approves the withdrawal;
(3) Use his or her public position to obtain
			 benefits for the official or employee, a family member, or anyone with whom the
			 official or employee has a business or employment relationship;
(4) Unless a statutory exception applies, be
			 paid or accept any form of compensation for personal services rendered on a
			 matter before, or sells goods or services to, the university;
(5) Be paid or accept any form of
			 compensation for personal services rendered on a matter before, or sell (except
			 by competitive bid) goods or services to, any state agency other than the
			 university, unless the trustee or employee first discloses the services or
			 sales and withdraws from matters before the university that directly affect
			 officials and employees of the other state agency, as directed in section
			 102.04 of the Revised
			 Code;
(6) Hold or benefit from a
			 contract with, authorized by, or approved by, the university, (the ethics law
			 does except some limited stockholdings, and some contracts objectively shown as
			 the lowest cost services, where all criteria under section
			 2921.42 of the Revised Code are
			 met);
(7) Vote, authorize,
			 recommend, or in any other way use his or her position to secure approval of a
			 university contract (including employment or personal services) in which the
			 official or employee, a family member, or anyone with whom the official or
			 employee has a business or employment relationship, has an interest;
(8) Solicit or accept honoraria (see division
			 (H) of section 102.01 and division (H) of
			 section 102.03 of the Revised
			 Code);
(9) During public service,
			 and for one year after leaving public service, represent any person, in any
			 fashion, before any public agency, with respect to a matter in which the
			 official or employee personally participated while serving with the
			 university;
(10) Use or disclose
			 confidential information protected by law, unless appropriately authorized;
			 or
(11) Use, or authorize the use
			 of, his or her title, the name "The University of Toledo,"
			 "University of Toledo Medical Center", or "UToledo
			 Health", or the university board of
			 trustees' or the university's logo in a manner that suggests impropriety,
			 favoritism, or bias by the university board of trustees or the official,
									employee, or advisory board member.