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(A) No officer or employee of the city or city agency shall accept any compensation, honorarium or gift with fair market value greater than $100 in consideration of an appearance, speech or article unless the appearance, speech or article is both related to the officer’s or employee’s activities outside of municipal service and is unrelated to the officer’s or employee’s service with the city.
(B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an officer or employee of the city or any city agency from receiving and retaining from the city or on behalf of the city actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the officer or employee in connection with an appearance, speech or article, provided that the officer or employee can show by clear and convincing evidence that the expenses were incurred or received on behalf of the city or city agency and primarily for the benefit of the city or city agency and not primarily for the benefit of the officer or employee or any other person.
(`96 Code, § 39.27) (Ord. 1994-13, passed 10-27-1994) Penalty, see § 40.99
(A) No officer or employee of the city or a city agency shall advocate, recommend or cause the:
(1) Employment;
(2) Appointment;
(3) Promotion;
(4) Transfer; or
(5) Advancement of a family member to an office or position of employment with the city or a city agency.
(B) No officer or employee of the city or a city agency shall supervise or manage the work of a family member.
(C) No officer or employee shall participate in any action relating to the employment or discipline of a family member, except that this prohibition shall not prevent an elected or, appointed official from voting on or participating in the development of a budget which includes compensation for a family member, provided that the family member is included only as a member of a class of persons or a group, and the family member benefits to no greater extent than any other similarly situated member of the class or group.
(D) The prohibitions in this section shall not apply to any relationship or situation that would violate the prohibition, but which existed prior to adoption of this chapter.
(`96 Code, § 39.50) (Ord. 1994-13, passed 10-27-1994) Penalty, see § 40.99
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
The following classes of officers and employees of the city and city agencies shall file an annual statement of financial interests with the Board of Ethics:
(A) Elected city officials;
(B) Candidates for elected city office;
(C) Members of the Board of Ethics created by this chapter; and
(D) Nonelected officers and employees of the city or any city agency who are authorized to make purchases of materials or services, or award contracts, leases or agreements involving the expenditure of more than $10,000.
(`96 Code, § 39.40) (Ord. 1994-13, passed 10-27-1994; Am. Ord. 1995-3, passed 4-13-1995) Penalty, see § 40.99
All those listed under § 40.40 shall follow the provisions below with regard to filing of the disclosure statement.
(A) (1) All statements of financial interest shall be filed no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 3 of each year, provided that an officer or employee newly-appointed to fill an office or position of employment with the city or a city agency shall file his or her initial statement no later than 30 days after the date of the appointment.
(2) A candidate for city office shall file his or her initial statement no later than 30 days after the date on which the person becomes a candidate for city office.
(B) The Board of Ethics may grant a reasonable extension of time for filing a statement of financial interests for good cause shown.
(C) In the event there is a material change in any information contained in a financial statement that has been filed with the Board, the officer or employee shall, no later than 30 days after becoming aware of the material change, file an amended statement with the Board.
(`96 Code, § 39.41) (Ord. 1994-13, passed 10-27-1994) Penalty, see § 40.99
(A) The statement of financial interests shall be filed on a form prescribed by the Board of Ethics or the administrative official designated by the Board of Ethics. The Board or the designated administrative official shall deliver a copy of the form to each officer and employee required to file the statement, by first class mail or hand delivery, no later than January 3 of each year.
(B) The failure of the Board, or the designated administrative official, to deliver a copy of the form to any officer or employee shall not relieve the officer or employee of the obligation to file the statement.
(`96 Code, § 39.42) (Ord. 1994-13, passed 10-27-1994)
The following provisions shall apply to all those required to file financial statements with the Board of Ethics.
(A) The Board of Ethics shall be the official custodian of the statements of financial interests and shall have control over the maintenance of the statements of financial interests. The statements of financial interests shall be maintained by the Board of Ethics or the administrative official designated by the Board of Ethics as the custodian as public documents, available for public inspection immediately upon filing.
(B) A statement of financial interests shall be retained by the Board or the designated administrative official for a period of five years after filing; provided that, upon the expiration of three years after a person ceases to be an officer or employee of the city or a city agency, the Board shall cause to be destroyed any statements of financial interests or copies of those statements filed by the person.
(`96 Code, § 39.43) (Ord. 1994-13, passed 10-27-1994)
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