(a) Disclosure. A City officer or employee shall disclose on the public record any personal, professional, or business relationship with any person who is the subject of or has an ownership or financial interest in the subject of a governmental decision being made by the officer or employee where as a result of the relationship, the ability of the officer or employee to act for the benefit of the public could reasonably be questioned. For the purposes of this Section 3.214, the minutes of a public meeting at which the governmental decision is being made, or if the governmental decision is not being made in a public meeting, a memorandum kept on file at the offices of the City officer or employee’s department, board, commission, or agency shall constitute the public record.
(b) Penalties. A court may void any governmental decision made by a City officer or employee who fails to disclose a relationship as required by subsection (a) if the court determines that: (1) the failure to disclose was willful; and (2) the City officer or employee failed to render their decision with disinterested skill, zeal, and diligence and primarily for the benefit of the City.
(c) Regulations. The Ethics Commission may adopt regulations setting forth the types of personal, professional, and business relationships that must be disclosed pursuant to this Section 3.214 and how the required disclosure must be made and archived.
(Added by Proposition E, 11/4/2003; amended by Proposition D, 3/5/2024, Eff. 4/12/2024, Oper. 10/12/2024)