No director or officer of the district shall be interested directly or indirectly, in any manner, in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board or in the profits thereof, nor shall he or she receive any gratuity or bribe; and for any violation of this provision such officer commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S., and such conviction shall work a forfeiture of his or her office.