(A) Any officer or employee, or any member of his or her immediate family, of the county 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 county government shall disclose the private interest to the Fiscal Court or the local Ethics Commission.
(B) Any County Judge-Executive, Magistrate or Commissioner, Sheriff, Jailer Coroner, Constable, Surveyor, County Attorney, County Clerk, or a member of his or her immediate family, who has a private interest in any matter pending before the Fiscal Court, shall disclose the private interest on the records of the Court and shall disqualify himself or herself from participating in any decision or vote relating thereto.
(C) Any officer or employee, or a member of his or her immediate family, of an independent agency or special district to which this Code of Ethics applies who shall have any private financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within the independent agency or special district shall disclose the private interest to the governing body of the agency or district.
(D) A statement of financial interests shall be filed by all elected county officers and candidates for election to county government offices. This statement by the officers shall be filed with the County Clerk’s office and the Board of Ethics by January 31 for the preceding calendar year. The first statement shall be filed by January 31, 1995. Statements by candidates shall be filed on the last day that nominations or filings can be made.
(E) A statement of financial interests shall include the following:
(1) Name of filer;
(2) Current business address, business telephone number and home address of filer;
(3) Title of the filer’s public office 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 $10,000 during the preceding calendar year, and the name, address and telephone number of the business organization or nonprofit entity;
(6) Name, address and telephone number of each source of income of the filer and spouse from within the state which exceeded $10,000 during the preceding calendar year;
(7) Name, address and telephone number of each business organization located within the state in which the filer or any member of the filer’s immediate family had an interest of $10,000 at fair market value or 5% ownership interest or more during the preceding year; and
(8) The location and type (commercial, residential, agricultural) of all real property within the county, other than the filer’s primary residence, in which the filer or any member of the filer’s immediate family had an interest of $10,000 or more during the past year.
(F) Each statement shall be signed and dated by the individual filing the statement of financial interest.
(G) All pay and benefits shall be withheld until a noncomplying officer is in compliance with the filing requirements.
(H) All financial disclosure statements shall be open records. Each individual or organization requesting to view financial disclosure statements shall complete a form giving full name, address, telephone number and organization/individual represented if other than individual making request. One copy of this form shall be attached to the statement so requested and shall become a part of the record.
(Ord. 94-221-53, passed 12-6-1994) Penalty, see § 30.99