(A) (1) The Ethics Commission, 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 Commission.
(2) 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) (1) 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 division (A) above 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 Commission in an amount not to exceed $25 per day, up to a maximum total civil fine of $500.
(2) Any civil fine imposed by the Commission 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 statement of financial interests which he or she knows to contain false information or intentionally omits required information shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(Ord. 2015-01, passed 5-11-2015)