(A) Any person who violates the provisions of § 26.205 pertaining to filing of statements of financial interests shall, in addition to any other penalties set out in this chapter, be subject to the following penalties:
(1) Any person who fails or refuses to file a financial interests statement or who fails or refuses to remedy a deficiency in the filing identified in the notice under § 26.205 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 five dollars ($5.00) per day, up to a maximum total civil fine of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). Any civil fine imposed by the Board of Ethics 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.
(2) Any person who intentionally files a statement of financial interests which he knows to contain false information or intentionally omits required information shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(B) Except when another penalty is specifically set forth in this chapter, any officer or employee of the city or any city agency who is found by the Board of Ethics 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 of Ethics not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), which may be recovered by the city in a civil action in the nature of a debt if the offender fails to pay the penalty within the prescribed period of time.
(C) In addition to all other penalties which may be imposed under this chapter, any officer or employee of the city or any city agency who is found by the Board of Ethics to have violated any provision of this chapter shall forfeit to the city or the city agency 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 forfeiture within a prescribed period of time.
(D) In addition to all other penalties which may be imposed under this chapter, a finding by the Board of Ethics that an officer or employee of the city or any city agency is guilty of a violation of this chapter may be sufficient cause for removal, suspension, demotion, or other disciplinary action by the executive authority of the city or city agency, or by an other officer or agency having the power of removal or discipline. 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. 6-1995, passed 4-6-95)