The Board of Ethics shall maintain and make available for public
inspection a current list of those annual statements of financial
disclosure which are available for public inspection. The list shall
be sufficiently detailed to permit the requester to identify the annual
statement sought. The list shall be updated periodically as required
to add any additional annual statements that have been filed.
[Amended 6-9-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
A. No member of the public shall be permitted to inspect an annual statement
of financial disclosure unless he or she has first submitted a request
for public inspection of annual statements. A request for public inspection
of annual statements shall be in writing in accordance with Article
6 of the Public Officers Law, known as the "Freedom of Information
Law."
B. The request shall be filed with the Board of Ethics or the Board's
duly authorized agent as the Board of Ethics shall designate from
time to time.
C. The Board of Ethics shall verify that any outstanding request for
confidentiality and/or an exemption has been or will be reviewed prior
to approving any request for public inspection.
D. The Board of Ethics shall respond to a request for public inspection
within five business days after the day of the receipt of the request.
E. A request for public inspection shall contain the name of the individual
whose statement is sought to be inspected and the department by which
the officer or employee is employed or which he or she is affiliated,
the local elected office held, the local political party office held
or the local elected office for which the individual is a candidate.
[Amended 6-9-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
Annual statements of financial disclosure shall be maintained
for a period of seven years. No original annual statement of financial
disclosure shall be removed from the custody of the Board of Ethics.
Every copy of an annual statement of financial disclosure shall contain
a watermark indicating that said copy is not an original.
[Amended 6-9-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
Any person who wishes to know if he or she has been the subject
of a request for public inspection may request from the Board of Ethics
notification of whether such request has been filed.