As a matter of policy, from this date forward, the Board of Directors of the Baltimore Public Relations Council (BPRC) will be prohibited from engaging in the following conduct which it considers conflicts of interest:

  • Contracting to purchase or lease goods, services, or property from an insider [i.e., a board member, staff, or immediate family member of a board member or staff] of the Baltimore Public Relations Council;
  • Offering employment to an insider;
  • Accepting gifts, gratuities or favors over $50 from third parties which do business, or seek to do business, with BPRC;
  • Offering an insider, without cost, gratuitous use of any facility, property, or services of the organization.

In addition to the above situations involving direct, financial interests, the Board of Directors of BPRC will be prohibited from engaging in the following conduct which it considers present potential conflicts of interest:

  • Seeking preferential treatment from the BPRC;
  • Making use for personal purposes confidential information obtained from BPRC;
  • Seeking to take advantage of an opportunity that s/he has reason to believe would be of interest to the organization.

Adopted by the Board of Directors, November 23, 2002.