(a) All County employees, officials, hired consultants and members of the Cable TV Citizens Advisory Committee shall disclose, in writing, filed with the office of the County Administrator, the following:
(1) Any financial interest which such official, employee or Advisory Committee member, or his or her spouse or immediate family member residing in the same household, has, with any applicant. For purposes of this section, financial interest means any personal and pecuniary interest, including ownership interest, in any applicant or affiliate thereof, or the receipt of income or anything of value from such applicant or its affiliates. Service on the board of directors of any financial institution or other company doing business with an applicant shall not be deemed to be a financial interest requiring disclosure for purposes of this chapter.
(2) Any potential conflict of interest arising from professional or personal affiliation with such an applicant or prospective applicant, by such official, employee or Advisory Committee member;
(3) Any money, property, service or other thing of value, or a promise thereof, given by an applicant to any employee, official or Advisory Committee member; and
(4) Any campaign contribution made by any applicant to benefit the political campaign of any County official, employee or Advisory Committee member.
(b) Any consultant who desires to be retained or is retained by the County for purposes associated with the cable television franchising process shall disclose, in writing, filed with the office of the County Administrator, the following information at the time of the submission of his or her bid, updated in a timely manner if new or additional information becomes available:
(1) Any corporate, financial, professional or personal affiliation, either present or within the last ten years, with any applicant, or, if a qualified bidders list is formulated, with those applicants currently on the qualified bidders list;
(2) Any financial, professional or personal relationship with any County official, employee or Advisory Committee member;
(3) All other governmental jurisdictions, firms or other parties for whom the consultant has performed, or is currently performing, services relating to cable television; and
(4) A complete listing of all firms previously recommended by such consultant for cable television franchises in other governmental jurisdictions.
(Ord. 81-14. Passed 12-7-81.)