CTCM Exam Prep -2024
,What Nepotism relationships are defined by Consanguinity? -
ANSWER-Includes individuals related by blood to the official or
employee.
What are examples of first and second degree Affinity
relationships? - ANSWER-First - Spouse, Spouse's parents,
Children's Spouses, Spouses children. Second - Spouse's
grandparents and grandchildren, Spouse's brothers and sister's,
Brothers and sisters' Spouses.
What are examples of first and second degree Consanguinity
relationships? - ANSWER-First - Parents and children. Second -
Grandparents and grandchildren, brothers and sisters. Third - Great-
grandparents/grandchildren, nephews/nieces, and Aunts/Uncles.
What does the State Auditor's Office do regarding suspected fraud,
waste or abuse of resources? - ANSWER-It coordinates investigatory
work with internal auditors and law enforcement to pursue criminal
conduct including: theft, forgery, tampering with a governmental
record, bribery, gift to a public servant by a person subject to
his/her jurisdiction, etc.
, What ethics related form is required for contracts $1 million and
above? - ANSWER-Form 1295 - TEC Disclosure of Interested Parties.
It is completed by the vendor. Submitted to the agency, contract
developer acknowledges at the Texas Ethics Commission website. It
should be located in the contract file.
When do purchases not have to go through SPD? - ANSWER-Less
than $10,000 (spot purchases), one-time purchase of goods of
$50,000 or less, purchases of services of $100,000 or less.
What is SPD? - ANSWER-Statewide Procurement Division
Define Contract Value - ANSWER-The initial value of the contract,
plus any amendments, renewals, and extensions for the contract's
full existence.
What is the contract value for a contract with an initial value of $2
million, with 3 optional annual renewals of the same amount? -
ANSWER-$8 million
What is the contract value for a contract with an initial value of
$500,000, with 2 optional annual renewals of the same amount? -
ANSWER-$1.5 million
,What Nepotism relationships are defined by Consanguinity? -
ANSWER-Includes individuals related by blood to the official or
employee.
What are examples of first and second degree Affinity
relationships? - ANSWER-First - Spouse, Spouse's parents,
Children's Spouses, Spouses children. Second - Spouse's
grandparents and grandchildren, Spouse's brothers and sister's,
Brothers and sisters' Spouses.
What are examples of first and second degree Consanguinity
relationships? - ANSWER-First - Parents and children. Second -
Grandparents and grandchildren, brothers and sisters. Third - Great-
grandparents/grandchildren, nephews/nieces, and Aunts/Uncles.
What does the State Auditor's Office do regarding suspected fraud,
waste or abuse of resources? - ANSWER-It coordinates investigatory
work with internal auditors and law enforcement to pursue criminal
conduct including: theft, forgery, tampering with a governmental
record, bribery, gift to a public servant by a person subject to
his/her jurisdiction, etc.
, What ethics related form is required for contracts $1 million and
above? - ANSWER-Form 1295 - TEC Disclosure of Interested Parties.
It is completed by the vendor. Submitted to the agency, contract
developer acknowledges at the Texas Ethics Commission website. It
should be located in the contract file.
When do purchases not have to go through SPD? - ANSWER-Less
than $10,000 (spot purchases), one-time purchase of goods of
$50,000 or less, purchases of services of $100,000 or less.
What is SPD? - ANSWER-Statewide Procurement Division
Define Contract Value - ANSWER-The initial value of the contract,
plus any amendments, renewals, and extensions for the contract's
full existence.
What is the contract value for a contract with an initial value of $2
million, with 3 optional annual renewals of the same amount? -
ANSWER-$8 million
What is the contract value for a contract with an initial value of
$500,000, with 2 optional annual renewals of the same amount? -
ANSWER-$1.5 million
