A. Except for contracts of employment, directors and employees shall not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract entered into by the district unless the district court of the county wherein the principal office of the district is located considers the contract, the interest of such persons therein and approves the execution thereof.
B. Directors and employees shall not:
1. Directly or indirectly accept or request any compensation, gift, loan, entertainment, favor, or service given for the purpose of influencing such director and employee in the discharge of his official duties;
2. Directly or indirectly spend district funds or permit any property of the district to be used for political campaigns;
3. Engage in political campaigns in the name of the district;
4. Disclose confidential information acquired by reason of their official positions to any person, group, or others not entitled to receive such confidential information; or
5. Use confidential information acquired by reason of their official position for their personal gain or benefit.
C. A director shall immediately forfeit his office in the event he sues the district for any action, directly or indirectly, related to the operation of the district.
D. The failure of a director or employee to comply with these prohibitions shall constitute a willful neglect of duty and shall be grounds for removal from office.
E. Every person who knowingly and willfully violates this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by confinement in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws 1973, c. 179, § 21, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 21, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.
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