(A) The following elected and appointed officers and officials shall file an annual disclosure statement: members of the Board of Trustees; members of the Board of Review; the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority; the Civil Service Commission; the Downtown Development Authority; the Planning Commission; the Zoning Board of Appeals; and any board or commission created by the Board of Trustees after the adoption of this subchapter. The annual disclosure statement shall disclose the following financial interest of the officer or official or his or her immediate family in any company, business or entity that has contracted with the township or which has sought licensure or approvals from the township in the two calendar years prior to the filing of the statement:
(1) Any interest as a partner, member, employee or contractor in or for a co-partnership or other unincorporated association;
(2) Any interest as a beneficiary or trustee in a trust;
(3) Any interest as a director, officer, employee or contractor in or for a corporation, or as a member employee, or contractor for a limited liability company;
(4) Legal or beneficial ownership of 1% or more of the total outstanding stock of a corporation; and
(5) Any pending litigation involving the township.
(B) The annual disclosure statement shall include a summary listing each business transaction with the township involving a financial interest described in this section of the township officer or official and/or the immediate family of the officer or official during the two prior calendar years. If there is no reportable financial interest or transaction applicable to the officer or official and/or the immediate family of the officer or official, the annual disclosure statement shall contain a certification to that effect.
(C) The Clerk shall create and make available to the elected and appointed officers and officials an affidavit of disclosure-annual form.
(D) The Township Clerk shall provide an annual notice to each officer or official stating the requirement and date by which to file the disclosure statement.
(Ord. 1016, Amendment 19, passed 2-28-2017)