§ 43.038 CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE OF THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS.

   (A)   The Board of Ethics shall be the “official custodian” of the statements of financial interests and shall have control over the maintenance of the statements of financial interests. The statements of financial interests shall be maintained by the Board of Ethics, or its designated administrative official designated by the Board of Ethics as the “custodian,” as public documents, available for public inspection immediately upon filing.

   (B)   A statement of financial interests shall be retained by the Board of Ethics or the designated administrative official for a period of five years after filing; provided that:

      (1)   Upon the expiration of three years after a person ceases to be an officer of the city or city agency, the Board of Ethics shall cause to be destroyed any statements of financial interests or copies of those statements filed by the person; and

      (2)   Upon the expiration of one year after any election at which a candidate for elected city office was not elected or nominated, the Board of Ethics shall cause to be destroyed any statements of financial interests or copies of those statements filed by the person.

(1996 Code, § 43.23) (Ord. 2048, passed 12-6-1994; Ord. 2507, passed 12-1-2020)

§ 43.039 CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST STATEMENT.

   (A)   The statement of financial interests shall include the following information for the preceding calendar year:

      (1)   The name, current business address, business telephone number and home address of the filer;

      (2)   The title of the office of, or sought by, the filer;

      (3)    The occupation of the filer and the filer’s spouse or domestic partner;

      (4)   Information that identifies each source of income of the filer and the filer’s immediate family members which is in excess of $5,000 during the preceding calendar year and the nature of the income (e.g., salary, wages, commissions, dividends, interest, etc.); but with the exclusion of:

         (a)   Income from the federal government or any state government; and

         (b)   Distributions from IRA accounts, or interest on accounts at any bank, savings and loan or other financial institution, which is regulated or insured by the federal government or any agency thereof.

      (5)   The name and address of any business in which the filer or any member of the filer’s immediate family, has an ownership interest which either has a fair market value of $10,000, or is more than 5% of the total ownership interest therein; and which is located within the city, or has conducted any business in the city during the preceding calendar year, or is anticipated by the filer to conduct business in the city during the calendar year of the filing of the financial interest statement;

      (6)   The location of any real estate in the city, other than the primary residence of the filer, in which the filer or any member of the filer’s immediate family has, or, during the preceding calendar year had an ownership interest therein, with a fair market value of more than $10,000; and

      (7)   The name and address of each source of gifts or honoraria having an aggregate fair market value of $100 or more from any single source, excluding gifts received from family members, received by the filer or any member of the filer’s immediate family during the preceding calendar year.

   (B)   Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any officer or employee to disclose any specific dollar amounts nor the names of individual clients or customers of businesses listed as sources of income.

(1996 Code, § 43.24) (Ord. 2048, passed 12-6-1994; Ord. 2507, passed 12-1-2020)

§ 43.040 NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FILING REQUIREMENT.

   (A)   The Board of Ethics, or the designated administrative official, shall notify by certified mail each person required to file a statement of financial interests who fails to file the statement by the due date, files an incomplete statement, or files a statement in a form other than that prescribed by the Board of Ethics. The notice shall specify the type of failure or delinquency, shall establish a date by which the failure or delinquency shall be remedied, and shall advise the person of the penalties for a violation.

   (B)   Any person who intentionally files a statement of financial interest which he or she knows to contain false information or intentionally omits required information shall be guilty of violating Board of Ethics policy and appropriate action may be taken by the Board of Ethics to ensure compliance.

(1996 Code, § 43.25) (Ord. 2048, passed 12-6-1994; Ord. 2507, passed 12-1-2020) Penalty, see § 43.999

NEPOTISM

§ 43.055 NEPOTISM PROHIBITED.

   (A)   No officer, board member, or employee of the city or a city agency shall advocate, recommend or cause the employment, appointment, promotion, transfer or advancement of a family member to an office or position of employment with the city or a city agency.

   (B)   No officer shall participate in any action relating to the employment or discipline of a family member, except that this prohibition shall not prevent an elected or appointed official from voting on or participating in the development of a budget which includes compensation for a family member, provided that the family member is included only as a member of a class of persons or a group and the family member benefits to no greater extent than any other similarly situated member of the class or group.

   (C)   The prohibitions in this section shall not apply to any relationship or situation that would violate the prohibition, but which existed prior to the effective date of this chapter.

(1996 Code, § 43.30) (Ord. 2048, passed 12-6-1994; Ord. 2507, passed 12-1-2020)

POLITICAL SOLICITATION AND PATRONAGE

§ 43.070 POLITICAL SOLICITATION.

   (A)   An officer, employee, or municipal candidate may not request, or authorize anyone else to request, that any subordinate or potential future subordinate participate, or not participate, in any political activity, including the making of a campaign contribution.

   (B)   An officer, employee, or municipal candidate may not engage in any political activity for the city, while on duty, or in uniform, using city funds, supplies, vehicles, or facilities, or during any period of time during which he or she is normally expected to perform services for the city, for which compensation is paid.

(Ord. 2507, passed 12-1-2020)

§ 43.071 PATRONAGE.

   No officer or employee may promise an appointment or the use of his or her influence to obtain an appointment to any position as a reward for any political activity or contribution.

(Ord. 2507, passed 12-1-2020)