(A) The disclosure statement required herein shall be on a form (Exhibit B attached to the ordinance codified herein) obtained from and filed with the City Clerk and shall be signed as a verified statement. Any violation of this section shall be subject to all remedies and punishments as may be provided for under state law, Charter or ordinance, including, but not limited to, forfeiture of office and removal for cause.
(B) The disclosure statement shall include the following information and be governed by the following provisions:
(1) On or before April 28 of each calendar year, or in the case of appointed public officials on or before the anniversary date of their appointment each year, each public official shall file with the City Clerk a disclosure statement, which statement shall cover the previous calendar year. The public official shall file the statement at the office of the City Clerk or shall mail it by certified mail to the City Clerk prior to the time specified. A copy of the disclosure statement shall be provided by the City Clerk to each public official at least 30 days prior to when the disclosure statement is to be filed;
(2) A person who becomes a public official less than ten days before the filing date or who becomes a public official after the filing date shall file a disclosure statement for the previous 12 months no later than ten days after the date on which he or she assumes the duties of his or her office unless he or she has filed a disclosure statement with the City Clerk during the preceding 12 months;
(3) A candidate for elected office shall file a disclosure statement with the City Clerk for the previous 12 months no later than ten days after he or she becomes a candidate, unless he or she has filed a disclosure statement with the City Clerk during the previous 12 months. As used in this section, a CANDIDATE is a person who officially files as a candidate for office, as defined in Public Act 338 of 1976, as amended, being M.C.L.A. §§ 169.201 through 169.282. A copy of the disclosure statement shall be provided by the City Clerk to each candidate at the time the candidate files as a candidate for office;
(4) The City Clerk shall retain financial disclosure statements in its files for not less than ten years from the date of filing;
(5) The disclosure statement shall include the date, month and year, the name, address and public position held or sought by the public official or candidate;
(6) A listing of all interests the public official or candidate has in real property located within the city (including vendor’s or vendee’s interests in land contracts), excluding his or her principal residence, held by him or her at any time during the previous year which has a fair market value exceeding $2,500. If he acquired or divested any such interest during the year, he or she shall disclose the transaction and the date it occurred. This listing shall include the street address and legal description of the property and its current estimated value;
(7) The occupations or principal place(s) of business of the public official or candidate;
(8) The name of each business with which the public official or candidate was associated at any time during the filing year, and a brief description of the business or activity of each business entity, and the nature of the associate of the public official with each such business;
(9) A list of all gifts received which exceed $100 in value, excluding campaign contributions; and
(10) Once a public official has filed a completed disclosure statement, in lieu of completely filling out a new form each year, the official may file a signed and dated form provided by the City Clerk that indicated there were no material changes in the past 12 months.
(C) Upon failure of an elected official or appointee to file said disclosure form with the City Clerk when due, the City Clerk shall send a notice to said elected official or appointee requesting that the disclosure statement be filed within 15 days. All disclosure statements must be readily available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk and shall be considered public documents immediately upon filing and made available to the citizens of the city when requested, subject to the Freedom of Information Act Policy of the city, being M.C.L.A. §§ 15.231 et seq.
(Prior Code, § 2-310) (Ord. 1235, passed 7-18-2005)