(A) The following individuals shall be required to file a financial disclosure statement:
(1) Elected officers;
(2) Candidates for elected city office;
(3) Management personnel, department heads, and appointed city officers;
(4) Officers and employees with procurement authority exceeding $500.00 per purchase.
(B) The financial disclosure statement shall include the following:
(1) Name of filer;
(2) Business address, business telephone number and home address of filer;
(3) Title of the filer's public 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 nonprofit entity from which the filer or any member of the filer's immediate family received compensation in excess of $5,000.00 during the preceding calendar year, and the name address, and telephone number of the business or nonprofit entity;
(6) Name, address, and telephone number of each source of income of the filer which exceeded $5,000.00 during the preceding calendar year;
(7) Name, address and telephone number of each business organization in which the filer or filer's spouse had an interest of $5,000.00 at fair market value or 5% ownership interest or more during the preceding calendar year;
(8) The location and type of all real property other than the filer's primary residence, in which the filer or any member of the filer's immediate family had an interest of $5,000.00 or more during the preceding calendar year;
(9) Any officer or employee, or any member of his/her immediate family, of the city 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 city government shall disclose such private interest to the Board of Council of the city or the Ethics Commission.
(10) Any officer or employee, or any member of his/her immediate family, who has a private interest in any matter pending before the Board of Council of the city shall disclose such private interest on the records of the Board of Council and shall disqualify himself/herself from participating in any decision or vote relating thereto.
(11) Any officer or employee, or their family members, of an independent agency or special district who shall have any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within such independent agency or special district shall disclose such private interest to the governing body of such agency or district and file a financial disclosure statement with the Ethics Commission and the City Clerk and, further, same shall be noted in the minutes of the agency or district.
(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 or the date of nomination. Newly-appointed officers and employees shall 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 a Class A misdemeanor.
(E) All pay and benefits shall be withheld until a noncomplying officer or employee is in compliance with the filing requirements. Candidates and nominees who fail to comply with these filing requirements shall be fined $10.00 for each day they are in non-compliance.
(F) All financial disclosure statements shall be open records. Each individual or organization requesting to view the financial disclosure statements shall complete a form giving full name, address, telephone number and organization/individual represented if other than individual making request. A 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 City Clerk.
(Ord. 1994-12, passed 11-14-94)