I.4.4.1. State’s Code of Ethics

DOASDepartment of Administrative Services subscribes to the State’s Code of Ethics for Governmental Service. Among the provisions relevant to the relationship between state staff and suppliers are the following:

All persons in government should:

• Uphold the Constitution, laws and regulations of the United States and the state of Georgia and of all governments therein and should never be a party to their evasion;
• Never discriminate unfairly by dispensing special favors or privileges to anyone, whether for remuneration or not; and never accept for themselves or their families favors or benefits under circumstances which might be construed by responsible persons as influencing the performance of their governmental duties;
• Make no private promises of any kind binding upon the duties of office, since a government employee has no private work which can be binding on public duty;
• Engage in no business with the government either directly or indirectly which is inconsistent with the conscientious performance of their governmental duties;
• Never use any information divulged to them confidentially in the performance of governmental duties as a means for making private profit; and
• Expose corruption whenever discovered.