In this section, “business entity” does not include Baltimore City or any instrumentality, unit, or agency of Baltimore City. Except as otherwise provided in this Part II, a public servant may not participate in and must disqualify himself or herself from any matter if:the public servant has an interest in the matter of which the public servant might reasonably be expected to know; to the public servant’s knowledge, a disqualifying relative has an interest in the matter; or any of the following is a party to the matter:any business entity in which:the public servant has a financial interest of which the public servant might reasonably be expected to know; or to the public servant’s knowledge, a disqualifying relative has a financial interest; any business entity in which:the public servant is a partner, officer, director, trustee, employee, or agent; or to the public servant’s knowledge, a disqualifying relative is a partner, officer, director, trustee, employee, or agent; any business entity with which:the public servant has applied for a position, is negotiating employment, or has arranged prospective employment; or to the public servant’s knowledge, a disqualifying relative has applied for a position, is negotiating employment, or has arranged prospective employment; any business entity that is a party to a contract with:the public servant, if the contract could reasonably be expected to result in a conflict between the private interests of the public servant and the public servant’s official City duties; or to the public servant’s knowledge, a disqualifying relative, if the contract could reasonably be expected to result in a conflict between the private interests of the public servant or disqualifying relative and the public servant’s official City duties; any business entity in which a financial interest is held by another business entity in which the public servant has a financial interest, if the public servant might reasonably be expected to know of both financial interests; any business entity in which a financial interest is held by another business entity in which a disqualifying relative has a financial interest, if the public servant knows of both financial interests; any business entity that has a financial interest in another business entity in which the public servant also has a financial interest, if the public servant might reasonably be expected to know of both financial interests; any business entity that has a financial interest in another business entity in which a disqualifying relative also has a financial interest, if the public servant knows of both financial interests; or any business entity that, to the public servant’s knowledge, is a creditor or obligee of the public servant or a disqualifying relative and that, as a creditor or obligee, is in a position to affect directly and substantially the interest of the public servant or disqualifying relative. Ord. 04-795 Ord. 10-267 Ord. 13-102 Business entity §2-4, §6-6(a Disqualifying relative §6-1 Financial interest §2-16 Interest §2-19 Public servant §2-23 Section 8 of Ordinance 04-795 provides that the preceding § 6-6 “do[es] not prohibit the continued employment of a relative of a public servant if (1) the employment was entered into prior to the enactment of this Ordinance; and (2) immediately prior to the enactment of this Ordinance, the employment and the public servant’s participation in the employment conformed to all then-applicable laws, rules, and other standards of conduct.” Ord. 04-795 was enacted on July 8, 2004. Subsection (a) was added by Ordinance 13-102 (Bill 12-163). Bill 12-163 passed the City Council on February 4, 2013. Pursuant to <cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="IV|§5|(c)">City Charter Art. IV, § 5(c)</cite>, that bill automatically became law on March 11, 2013, without the Mayor’s signature.