§ 160A-415. Conflicts of interest. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 160A‑415. Conflicts of interest.

No member of an inspection department shall be financially interestedor employed by a business that is financially interested in the furnishing oflabor, material, or appliances for the construction, alteration, or maintenanceof any building within the city's jurisdiction or any part or system thereof,or in the making of plans or specifications therefor, unless he is the owner ofthe building. No member of an inspection department or other individual or anemployee of a company contracting with a city to conduct inspections shallengage in any work that is inconsistent with his or her duties or with theinterest of the city, as determined by the city. The city must find a conflictof interest if any of the following is the case:

(1)        If the individual, company, or employee of a companycontracting to perform inspections for the city has worked for the owner,developer, contractor, or project manager of the project to be inspected withinthe last two years.

(2)        If the individual, company, or employee of a companycontracting to perform inspections for the city is closely related to theowner, developer, contractor, or project manager of the project to beinspected.

(3)        If the individual, company, or employee of a company contractingto perform inspections for the city has a financial or business interest in theproject to be inspected.

Theprovisions of this section do not apply to a firefighter whose primary dutiesare fire suppression and rescue, but who engages in some fire inspectionactivities as a secondary responsibility of the firefighter's employment as afirefighter, except no firefighter may inspect any work actually done, ormaterials or appliances supplied, by the firefighter or the firefighter'sbusiness within the preceding six years. (1969, c. 1065, s. 1; 1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1993, c. 232, s. 4; 1998‑122,s. 1; 1999‑372, s. 4.)