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to act in good faith at all times. Individuals shall subordinate their personal interests to those
of the Archdiocese of Atlanta where the two conflict or appear to conflict. Such individuals
shall make a full disclosure of any relationship or situation that may give rise to a potential
conflict or the appearance of conflict at the time such relationship or situation arises to the
Chief Financial Officer.
(2) No individual covered by this statement shall participate in the selection, award, or
administration of a procurement transaction involving the Archdiocese of Atlanta where, to
his/her knowledge, any of the following has a financial interest in that transaction: the
individual; any member of his/her immediate family; an entity in which any of the above is an
officer, director, or employee; or a person or entity with whom any of the above is negotiating
or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment. Immediate family can differ
from individual to individual but will always include: spouses; brothers or sisters; spouses of
brothers or sisters; parents; grandparents, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren;
and spouses of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. If the individual is concerned
about a relationship, then disclosure is required. A procurement transaction is defined as any
transaction involving the purchase of any form of goods or services.
(3) Individuals who have a personal relationship or ownership interest as described in paragraph
(2) agree to excuse themselves from the decision-making process regarding the person or firm
with which the Archdiocese of Atlanta does business or contemplates doing business unless
specifically requested to participate, after disclosure, by the Chief Operating Officer.
(4) To avoid an actual or perceived conflict of interest, any Archdiocese of Atlanta supervisor
related by blood, marriage, or adoption to a job applicant, or having close relationship with
emotional ties to an applicant (e.g. dating), must not participate either formally or informally
in the decision to hire, retain, promote or determine the salary of that other person. This
exclusion includes, but is not limited to, those individuals defined as immediate family in
paragraph (2). Above mentioned individuals are permitted employment with the
Archdiocese of Atlanta provided no direct reporting or supervisory-management relationship
exists. That is, no employee is permitted to work within the “chain of command” of an
individual if his/her work responsibilities, salary, or career progress could be influenced
because of any of the above mentioned relationships.
(5) The individuals covered by this statement further agree to disclose promptly any situation,
involving a business relationship, ownership interest or personal relationship as described in
the aforementioned paragraphs at any time they may arise.
4.11
SOCIAL MEDIA
Background and Introduction:
"Communication is a means of expressing the missionary vocation of the entire Church; today the
social networks are one way to experience this call to discover the beauty of faith, the beauty of
encountering Christ. In the area of communications too, we need a Church capable of bringing
warmth and of stirring hearts."
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