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)