(A) (1) Except when another penalty is specifically set forth in this chapter, any officer or employee of the city or any city agency who is found by the Ethics Officer to have violated any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a civil offense and may be subject to civil fine imposed by the Ethics Officer not to exceed $1,000, which may be recovered by the city in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender fails to pay the penalty within a prescribed period of time.
(2) In addition to all other penalties which may be imposed under this chapter, any officer or employee of the city or any city agency who is found by the Ethics Officer to have violated any provision of this chapter shall forfeit to the city or the city agency an amount equal to the economic benefit or gain which the officer or employee is determined by the Ethics Officer to have realized as a result of the violation. The amount of any forfeiture may be recovered by the city in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender fails to pay the amount of the forfeiture within a prescribed period of time.
(3) In addition to all other penalties which may be imposed under this chapter, a finding by the Ethics Officer that an officer or employee of the city or city agency is guilty of violation of this chapter, shall be sufficient cause for removal, suspension, demotion, or other disciplinary action by the Mayor or city agency, or by any other officer of an agency having power of removal or discipline. Any action to remove or discipline any officer or employee for a violation of this chapter shall be taken in accordance with all applicable ordinances and regulations of the city and all applicable laws of the Commonwealth.
(Prior Code, § 38.99)
(B) Any violation of § 38.03 shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor, and upon conviction, the court may void any contract entered in violation of this section. Additionally, a violation of this section shall be grounds for removal from office or employment with the city in accordance with any applicable provisions of state law and ordinances, rules or regulations of the city.
(Prior Code, § 38.03)
(C) (1) Any person who intentionally files a statement of financial interests which he or she knows to contain false information or intentionally omits required information in violation of § 38.25 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(2) 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 § 38.25 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 Ethics Officer in an amount not to exceed $25 per day, up to a maximum total civil fine of $500. Any civil fine imposed by the Ethics Officer 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.
(Prior Code, § 38.25)
(D) Any person who knowingly files with the Ethics Officer a false complaint alleging a violation of any provision of this chapter by an officer or employee of the city or city agency shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(Prior Code, § 38.47) (Ord. 94-7, passed 11-14-1994)