A. Commencing with the effective date of this ordinance, elected officers, candidates, or committees required to file statements must file such statements electronically, unless exempt from the requirement to file online pursuant to Government Code Section 84615(a) because the officer, candidate, or committee receives less than $2,000 in contributions and makes less than $2,000 in expenditures in a calendar year. All other individuals required to file Statements of Economic Interest according to the City’s adopted Conflict of Interest Code shall file electronically.
B. The electronic filing system shall include a procedure for filers to comply with the requirement that they sign statements and reports under penalty of perjury pursuant to Section 81004 of the Government Code.
C. Any elected officer, candidate, or committee who has electronically filed a statement using the City’s online system is not required to file a copy of that document in paper format with the City Clerk.
D. The City Clerk shall issue an electronic confirmation that notifies the filer that the Statement was received; the notification shall include the date and the time that the Statement was received and the method by which the filer may view and print the data received by the City Clerk. The date of filing for a Statement filed online shall be the day that it is received by the City Clerk.
E. If the City’s system is not capable of accepting a Statement due to technical difficulties, an elected officer, candidate, or committee shall file that Statement in paper format with the City Clerk.
F. The online filing system shall enable electronic filers to complete and submit filings free of charge.
G. The City Clerk is authorized to adopt such additional administrative policies and procedures as deemed necessary to implement, and not otherwise in conflict with, this Chapter. (Ord. 2935, 2022)