(A) Any violation of § 40.03 shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor, and upon conviction, the court may void any contract entered into in violation thereof. Additionally, such a violation shall be grounds for removal from office or employment with the city in accordance with any applicable provisions of state law and ordinances, rules or regulations of the city.
(B) Any person who fails or refuses to file the financial disclosure statement under § 40.07 above, or who fails or refuses to remedy a deficiency in the filing of a financial disclosure statement under § 40.08 above within the time period required, shall be guilty of a civil offense and shall be subject to a civil fine imposed by the Board in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) per day, up to a maximum total civil fine of five hundred dollars ($500). Any civil fine imposed by the Board under this section may be recovered by the city in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender fails or refuses to pay the penalty within a prescribed period of time.
(C) Any person who intentionally files a financial disclosure statement under § 40.07 above which he knows to contain false information or intentionally omits required information shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(D) Any person who knowingly files with the Board a false complaint under § 40.14 above alleging a violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(E) Except when another penalty is specifically set forth in this chapter, any officer or employee of the city or one of its agencies who is found by the Board to have violated any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a civil offense and may be subject to a civil fine imposed by the Board not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), which may be recovered by the city in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender fails to pay the penalty within a prescribed period of time.
(F) In addition to all other penalties which may be imposed under this chapter, any officer or employee of the city or one of its agencies who is found by the Board to have violated any provision of this chapter shall forfeit to the city an amount equal to the economic benefit or gain which the officer or employee is determined by the Board to have realized as a result of the violation. The amount of any forfeiture may be recovered by the city in a civil action in the nature of debt, if the offender fails to pay the amount of the forfeiture within a prescribed period of time.
(G) In addition to all other penalties which may be imposed under this chapter, any officer or employee of the city or one of its agencies who is found by the Board to have violated any provision of this chapter shall be subject to removal, suspension, demotion, or other disciplinary action by the Mayor. Any action to remove or discipline any officer or employee for a violation of this chapter shall be taken in accordance with all applicable ordinances and regulations of the city and all applicable laws of the Commonwealth.
(Ord. 1994-18, passed 11-15-94)