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The purpose of this Article is to:
(a) Require that every County agency head, department head, appointing authority and every member of the personal staff of an elected County officer shall disclose the name of each nonprofit organization which is currently receiving or may in the future foreseeably apply for County funding and of which such person is an officer or member of the policy-making board;
(b) Require that any County official, including those described in subsection (a) who is involved in the processing of a request for or the approval of County funding for a nonprofit organization of which the official is an officer or member of the policy-making board shall disclose such actual or anticipated involvement at the time a request for such funding is made; and
(c) Provide penalties for failure to comply with these disclosure requirements.
(a) “County funding” means any money or other thing of value provided by the County to any nonprofit organization regardless of the source from which the County received such money or other thing of value.
(b) “County official” means any officer or employee of the County of San Diego including a member of any County board, committee, or commission.
(c) “Nonprofit organization” means any firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, company, business trust, corporation, association, committee, or any other organization or group of persons acting in concert, when such is not intended to earn a profit.
Cross reference(s) -- Definitions, § 20 et seq.
(a) It shall be the duty of each County agency head, department head or other appointing authority and of every member of the personal staff of any elected County officer to file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors a written statement in the form and at the time prescribed in this Article disclosing the name of each nonprofit organization of which such person is an officer or member of the policy-making board, if within one year preceding the statement date such organization has requested or received County funding.
(b) It shall be the duty of each County official who in the course of his official duties is assigned to participate in any County governmental action on a request for County funding by or for any nonprofit organization of which the official is an officer or member of the policy-making board to file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors a written statement disclosing the fact of such position in the form prescribed in this Article.
(a) The disclosure statements required by subsection (a) of Section 519.4 shall be filed within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Ordinance, within thirty (30) days after any County official described in that subsection takes office or is employed by the County, and annually in March. The disclosure statement shall include:
(1) Name of the nonprofit organization which has received or is requesting funding;
(2) Status in the organization of the person filing the disclosure statement.
(b) The disclosure statements required by subsection (b) of Section 519.4 shall be filed not later than three (3) days from the date the official is assigned to participate in County governmental action on the request for County funding. The disclosure statement shall include:
(1) Name of the nonprofit organization which is requesting funding;
(2) Status in the organization of the person filing the disclosure statement;
(3) Reference to the specific funding request;
(4) Statement of the actual or anticipated involvement in the funding request or decision.
If any provision of this Article or the application of any provision of the Article to any person or circumstance is judicially determined to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Article or its application to other persons or circumstances.
The following are ineligible to hold County offices: attorneys, agents, officers, majority stockholders, and employees of firms, associations and corporations doing business under franchises granted by the County or contracts made with the County or any subcontracts made under such contracts; persons doing that business; and persons with a financial interest in those franchises, or contracts or subcontracts. The above provision shall not apply unless holding the County office would empower the incumbent to enter into or approve any such franchise or contract.
(Added by Ord. No. 5262 (N.S.), effective 10-12-78)