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Please read the following AYSO Policy Statement and sign on the second page to indicate your
understanding.
Article Five: Standards of Conduct and Conflict of
Interest
5.1 Purpose of
Policy.
The purpose of this policy statement is to set standards for the activities of Officials (“AYSO Officials”) in order to
ensure
that an AYSO Official's actions would always be in the best interests of AYSO and that he/she does not take
advantage
of his/her position in AYSO for his/her own benefit or to the detriment of AYSO or others. AYSO Officials
include
all
Regional
Commissioners,
Area Directors, Section Directors, Area and Section staff members, special
executives,
members of the national commissions, members of the National Board of Directors and the members of the
National
Office, as well as the husbands or wives or members of the immediate family of each of the
above.
5.2 General
Policy.
AYSO Officials are expected to adhere to high ethical standards of conduct in the performance of their duties,
observing
all laws and regulations governing business transactions, competing fairly with others and using AYSO funds
only
for
legitimate and ethical purposes. The rights of AYSO Officials in their activities outside their AYSO duties or
employment
that are private in nature and which in no way conflict with or reflect upon AYSO will be respected.
Although
AYSO
Officials have been carefully selected and are assumed to possess integrity and judgment, to avoid
any
misunderstanding,
the following guidelines are issued with respect to proper
conduct:
5.3 Conflict of Interest
Policy
(a) AYSO Officials must act always in the best interests of AYSO and avoid incurring any kind of financial interest
of
personal obligation that might affect their judgment in dealings on behalf of AYSO with firms or individuals.
Each
person must examine his/her own activities and those of his/her family to be sure that no condition exists
that
could create a self-dealing situation in respect of financial transactions of
AYSO.
(b) There are certain areas with which each individual must be especially concerned. Areas giving rise to
possible
conflicts of interest include the
following:
(i) Holding a material financial interest, directly or indirectly (as an owner, stockholder, partner,
joint
venture,
employee, creditor or guarantor), in a firm which provides services or supplies, materials
or
equipment to AYSO,
any of its Regions or any of its participants (such as a vendor of uniforms,
soccer
shoes, soccer balls, goal
posts or other soccer equipment or a director or owner of a soccer camp
for
children), or in an organization
to which AYSO or any of its Regions provides
services.
(ii) Accepting gifts or favors for himself or herself or for family members, or entertainment or
other
personal benefits
in excess of $100.00 from an outside organization or individual with whom AYSO
or
any of its Regions does
or may do business. This does not apply to acceptance of a casual gift of
a
nominal value, nor reasonable
personal entertainment (but not paid travel expenses), but care must
be
exercised to be sure that continuation
of such matters does not gradually create or appear to create
an
obligation. Gifts of a substantial nature should
be returned to the donor with the explanation
that
AYSO's policy would not permit the acceptance of the
gift.
(iii) Serving another organization in any capacity whether such service includes activities, compensated
or
not, which
can affect or appear to affect an individual's ability to discharge his/her duties to
AYSO.
This includes, but is
not limited to, those activities related to AYSO Standard Primary
programs,
secondary programs and special
programs that interface with other youth soccer organizations
and
their programs and their local and national
governing
bodies.
(c) Therefore, to avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest, it is the policy of AYSO
that:
(i) Each executive member shall disclose in the executive member application or in the candidate
statement
the
existence of any relationship by which the executive member might benefit, directly or
indirectly
by immediate
family relationship, through ownership (including ownership of corporate shares
exceeding
5% of a publicly
traded company or 20% of a privately traded company) or employment of or with
any
vendor, supplier,
