Purchasing / Ethics Guidelines

Ethics Guidelines

The Rochester City School District's Purchasing Department is a member of the National Institute of Government Purchasing (NIGP) and as a condition of membership subscribes to the NIGP Code of Ethics. Regarding District employees' relationship with Suppliers:

Relationship with the Supplier

Maintain and practice, to the highest degree possible, business ethics, professional courtesy, and competence in all transactions. Association with suppliers at lunches, dinners or business organization meetings is an acceptable professional practice enabling the buyer to establish better business relations provided that the buyer keeps free of obligation. Accordingly, it is strongly recommended that if a seller pays for an activity that the buyer reciprocate. Purchase without prejudice, striving to obtain the maximum value for each dollar of expenditure. Preclude from showing favoritism or be influenced by suppliers through the acceptance of gifts, gratuities, loans or favors. Gifts of a nominal value that display the name of a firm which is intended for advertisement may or may not be accepted in accordance with the recipients own conscience or jurisdictional rules. Adhere to and protect the suppliers business and legal rights to confidentiality for trade secrets, and other proprietary information. Refrain from publicly endorsing products.

Click here for the link to the complete NIGP Code of Ethics.

The Rochester City School District does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, age, marital status, partnership status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender (sex), military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status or political affiliation, and additionally does not discriminate against students on the basis of weight, gender identity, gender expression, and religious practices or any other basis prohibited by New York State and/or federal non-discrimination laws in employment or its programs and activities. The District provides equal access to community and youth organizations. NYS CR Part #154 requires the District to provide communications to ELL families in the home language that they best understand. In order to request interpretation or translation services, employees may visit www.rcsdk12.org/translationservices. For emergencies or immediate communication needs, please use the Language Line at 1-866-874-3972. School secretaries in each school or program can provide the access code for this service.