Purchasing Office Code of Ethics

The City of Oshkosh Purchasing Office is a member of The National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) and the Wisconsin Association for Public Procurement (WAPP). As such, we adhere to their belief that the following ethical principals should govern the conduct of every person employed by the City of Oshkosh Purchasing Office:

  1. Seeks or accepts a position as head (or employee) only when fully in accord with the professional principles applicable thereto and when confident of possessing the qualifications to serve under those principles to the advantage of the employing organization;
  2. Believes in the dignity and worth of the services rendered by the organization and the social responsibilities assumed as a trusted public servant;
  3. Is governed by the highest ideals of honor and integrity in all public and personal relationships in order to merit the respect and inspire the confidence of the organization and the public being served;
  4. Believes personal aggrandizement or personal profit obtained through misuse of public or personal relationship is dishonest and not tolerable;
  5. Identifies and eliminates participation of any individual in operational situations where a conflict of interest may be involved;
  6. Believes that members of the Institute (Association) and its staff should at no time, or under any circumstances, accept directly or indirectly, gifts, gratuities or other things of value from suppliers, which might influence or appear to influence purchasing decisions;
  7. Keeps the governmental organization informed, through appropriate channels, on problems and progress of applicable operations, by emphasizing the importance of the facts;
  8. Resists encroachment on control of personnel in order to preserve integrity as a professional manager;
  9. Handles all personnel matters on a merit basis and in compliance with applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of politics, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, age, pregnancy and other protected characteristics;
  10. Seeks nor dispenses personal favors. Handles each administrative problem objectively and emphatically without discrimination; and
  11. Subscribes to and supports the professional aims and objectives of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc.