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Conflict Of Interest—Public Employee Serving As Part-Time Consultant
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Facts: Engineer A serves as a traffic engineer for the State DOT. Engineer A reviews private engineering firm contracts and traffic signal plans, specifications, and estimates submitted from outside entities (developers, municipalities) for traffic signal work performed on the state highway system. Prior to Engineer A’s employment with the State DOT’s traffic engineering division, Engineer A performed airport design through a consulting firm which currently does no traffic signal work in the state highway system. The State DOT contracts directly with municipalities by means of a grant agreement to fund improvements to municipal airports. The State DOT does not contract directly with consultants hired by the municipalities for their airport improvements, nor is the state involved in the selection of airport consultants other than to provide FAA guidelines with respect to consultant qualifications-based selection procedures. Engineer A is approached by his former consulting engineering firm to serve on a part-time basis in seeking contracts with municipalities for design work associated with the airport improvements (master plans, runway extensions, etc.) while continuing to work as an employee with the State DOT.