                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROHIBITED CONTRACTS BY MEMBERS OF COUNTY BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS, CITY COUNCILS
AND TOWN COUNCILS (§ 2.2-3107)

A. No person elected or appointed as a member of the governing body of a county,
city or town shall have a personal interest in (i) any contract with his
governing body, or (ii) any contract with any governmental agency that is a
component part of his local government and which is subject to the ultimate
control of the governing body of which he is a member, or (iii) any contract
other than a contract of employment with any other governmental agency if such
person&#8217;s governing body appoints a majority of the members of the
governing body of the second governmental agency.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

   1. A member&#8217;s personal interest in a contract of employment provided (i)
   the officer or employee was employed by the governmental agency prior to July
   1, 1983, in accordance with the provisions of the former Conflict of Interests
   Act, Chapter 22 (&#xA7; 2.1-347 et seq.) of Title 2.1 as it existed on June
   30, 1983, or (ii) the employment first began prior to the member becoming a
   member of the governing body;

   2. Contracts for the sale by a governmental agency of services or goods at
   uniform prices available to the public; or

   3. A contract awarded to a member of a governing body as a result of
   competitive sealed bidding where the governing body has established a need for
   the same or substantially similar goods through purchases prior to the
   election or appointment of the member to serve on the governing body. However,
   the member shall have no involvement in the preparation of the specifications
   for such contract, and the remaining members of the governing body, by written
   resolution, shall state that it is in the public interest for the member to
   bid on such contract.

HISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, § 2.1-639.7; 2001, c. 844.