(A) The following individual shall be required to file a financial disclosure statement:
(1) Elected officers;
(2) Candidates for elected office;
(3) Management personnel such as chief deputies, department head of county government; and
(4) Officers and employees of county government with procurement authority exceeding $500 per purchase.
(B) The financial disclosure statement should include the following information:
(1) Name of filer;
(2) Current business address, business telephone number and home address of filer;
(3) Title of the filer’s public office or office sought;
(4) Occupations of filer and spouse;
(5) Positions held by the filer and any member of the filer’s immediate family in any business organization or non-profit entity from which the filer or any member of the filer’s immediate family received compensation in excess of $5,000 during the preceding calendar year, and the name, address and telephone number of the business organization or non-profit entity;
(6) Name, address and telephone number of each source of income of the filer and spouse from within the commonwealth which exceeded $5,000 during the preceding calendar year;
(7) Name, address and telephone number of each business organization located within the commonwealth in which the filer or any member of the filer’s immediate family had an interest of $5,000 at fair market value or 5% ownership interest or more during the preceding year;
(8) The location and type (commercial, residential, agricultural) of all real property within the county, other than the filer’s primary residence, in which the filer or any member of the filer’s immediate family had an interest of $5,000 or more during the past year;
(9) Any officer or employee, or any member of his or her immediate family, of county government, who shall have any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within any department or agency of the county government shall disclose such private interest to the Fiscal Court or the Local Ethics Commission;
(10) Any County Judge/Executive, Magistrate or Commissioner, Sheriff, Jailer, Coroner, Constable, Surveyor, County Attorney, County Clerk or a member of his or her immediate family, who has private interest in any matter pending before the Court shall disclose such private interest on the records of the court and shall disqualify himself or herself from participating in any decision or vote relating thereto;
(11) No officer or employee or member of immediate family of said officer or employee of a county government agency shall file a financial disclosure statement unless they have a private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract, or matter pending before or within such county government agency, they shall disclose such private interest to the governing body of such agency and file a financial disclosure statement with the Commission and County Clerk and further same shall he noted in the minutes of the county government agency; and
(12) 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.
(C) The financial disclosure statement shall be on a form setting forth the above. The financial disclosure statement shall be filed annually by officers and employees no later than July 1. Candidates shall be required to file the statement no later than 21 days after the filing date. Newly-appointed officers and employees should be required to file their initial statement no later than 21 days after the date of appointment.
(D) Each statement shall be signed and dated by the individual filing the statement of financial interest. Signing a fraudulent statement shall be Class A misdemeanor.
(E) All pay and benefits shall be withheld until a non-complying officer or employee is in compliance with the filing requirements. Candidates and nominees who fail to comply with these filing requirements shall be fined $25 for each day they are in non-compliance.
(F) All financial disclosure statements shall be open records. Each individual or organization requesting to view financial disclosure statements shall complete a form giving full name, address, telephone number and organization/individual represented if other than individual making request. One copy of this form shall be attached to the statement so requested and shall become a part of the record.
(G) The financial disclosure statements shall be filed with the County Clerk.
(Ord. 3-2014, passed 7-11-2014)