Ethics and Conduct for County Public Servant

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6 request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, investigationFor charge;----------------------------------------------- -' ~eietea:, (21) Participate. - To take part in, influence, or attempt to influence, including ~ - ~ ~eietea: , o=ale ma~ng. acting through an agent or proxy. (22) Person. -Any individual, firm, partnership, committee, association, corporation, business, or any other organization or group of persons acting together. (23) Public event. -Any of the following: a. For County Commissioners: 1. An organized gathering of persons open to the general public to which all County Commissioners are invited to attend. b. For public servants: 1. An organized gathering of individuals open to the general public to which at least 10 public servants are invited to attend. 2. An organized gathering of a governmental body, the gathering of which is subject to the open meetings law, and to which at least 10 public servants are invited to attend. 3. An organized gathering of a person to which at least 10 public servants are invited to attend and to which at least 10 individuals, other than the public servant, or the public servant's immediate family, actually attend, or to which all shareholders, employees, board members, officers, members, or subscribers of the person who are located in a specific North Carolina office or county are notified and invited to attend. (24) Public servants. -All of the following: a. Employees of Orange County holding the position of County Manager, Assistant County Manager, Department Head or holding a position which reports directly to the County Manager. b. All voting members of boards, including ex officio members. Members of the County Board of Commissioners or an elected or appointed member of the County Board of Commissioners before taking office are public servants when participating in official action. (25) Vested trust. - A trust, annuity, or other funds held by a trustee or other third party for the benefit of the covered person or a member of the covered person's immediate family. A vested trust shall not include a widely held investment fund, including a mutual fund, regulated investment company, or pension or deferred compensation plan, if: a. The covered person or a member of the covered person's immediate family neither exercises nor has the ability to exercise control over the financial interests held by the fund; and b. The fund is publicly traded, or the fund's assets are widely diversified. Article 2. Public Disclosure of Economic Interests.