(A) Any officer (as defined in § 43.002) or board member found by the Board of Ethics to have violated any provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a civil offense and may be subject to a civil fine imposed by the Board of Ethics of up to one month’s pay for each offense, which shall be recovered by the city in a civil action in the nature of debt if not paid by the offender within 30 days after citation for the violation or other failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(1996 Code, § 43.99)
(B) In addition to all other penalties which may be imposed under this chapter or in the Ethics Enforcement Committee procedures, a finding by the Board of Ethics that an officer or board member of the city or any city board is guilty of a violation of this chapter shall be sufficient cause for removal, suspension, demotion, or other disciplinary action by the agency or person having the power of removal or discipline. Any action to remove or discipline any officer or board member 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.
(C) Any person who fails or refuses to file the statement or who fails or refuses to remedy a deficiency in the filing identified in the notice under § 43.040 within the time period established in the notice shall be guilty of a civil offense and shall be subject to a civil fine imposed by the Board of Ethics in an amount not to exceed $25 per day, up to a maximum total civil fine of $500. Any civil fine imposed by the Board of Ethics under this division (C) 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.
(1996 Code, § 43.25)
(Ord. 2048, passed 12-6-1994; Ord. 2507, passed 12-1-2020)