Prior Employment Approval Conflict State
Class
fe1940d1
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#PriorEmploymentApprovalConflictState
Definition
State in which a public official who holds authority to approve or reject engineering plans submitted by a private firm was formerly a principal or senior employee of that same firm, creating an appearance of impropriety and a potential conflict of interest in the exercise of that approval authority, regardless of whether actual bias influenced the decision.
Properties
Subclass of
Definition
State in which a public official who holds authority to approve or reject engineering plans submitted by a private firm was formerly a principal or senior employee of that same firm, creating an appearance of impropriety and a potential conflict of interest in the exercise of that approval authority, regardless of whether actual bias influenced the decision.
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate-extended] State in which a former public official or senior employee, who held procurement or contract authority over private firms, accepts employment with one of those firms shortly after leaving public service, creating an appearance of impropriety and potential conflict between prior public duties and current private interests, even in the absence of a formal revolving-door contractual prohibition.
Source Evidence
Source Text
City Engineer J was formerly a principal at Firm BWJ.
TTL
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rdfs:comment "State in which a public official who holds authority to approve or reject engineering plans submitted by a private firm was formerly a principal or senior employee of that same firm, creating an appearance of impropriety and a potential conflict of interest in the exercise of that approval authority, regardless of whether actual bias influenced the decision." ;
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Class
Content Hash
fe1940d1a470ccf1...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
11
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-24T20:35:46.035088+00:00
First Discovered In Case
11
Generated
2026-02-24T20:35:46.035088+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 11 Extraction