[R.O. 2009 §2.14.010; Ord. No. 5885 §§I—II, 7-30-2012; Ord. No. 5962 §§I—II, 8-4-2014; Ord. No. 6027 §II, 7-14-2016; Ord. No. 6104, 6-25-2018; Ord. No. 6194, 6-8-2020; Ord. No. 6264, 6-6-2022; Ord. No. 6351, 6-3-2024]
The proper operation of government requires that public officials
and employees be independent, impartial and responsible to the people;
that government decisions and policy be made in the proper channels
of the governmental structure; that public office not be used for
personal gain; and that the public have confidence in the integrity
of its government. In recognition of these goals, there is hereby
established a procedure for disclosure by certain officials and employees
of private financial or other interests in matters affecting the City.
[R.O. 2009 §2.14.020; Ord. No. 5885 §§I—II, 7-30-2012; Ord. No. 5962 §§I—II, 8-4-2014; Ord. No. 6027 §II, 7-14-2016; Ord. No. 6104, 6-25-2018; Ord. No. 6194, 6-8-2020; Ord. No. 6264, 6-6-2022; Ord. No. 6351, 6-3-2024]
A. All elected and appointed officials as well as employees of the City
of Sikeston must comply with Section 105.454, RSMo., on conflicts
of interest as well as any other State law governing official conduct.
B. Any member of the Governing Body of the City of Sikeston who has
a substantial personal or private interest in any measure, bill, order
or ordinance proposed or pending before such Governing Body must disclose
that interest to the City Clerk of the City, and such disclosure shall
be recorded in the appropriate journal of the Governing Body. "Substantial
personal or private interest" is defined as ownership by the individual,
his/her spouse, or his/her dependent children, whether singularly
or collectively, directly or indirectly of:
1.
Ten percent (10%) or more of any business entity; or
2.
An interest having a value of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)
or more; or
3.
The receipt of a salary, gratuity, or other compensation or
remuneration of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or more per year
from any individual, partnership, organization, or association within
any calendar year.
[R.O. 2009 §2.14.030; Ord. No. 5885 §§I—II, 7-30-2012; Ord. No. 5962 §§I—II, 8-4-2014; Ord. No. 6027 §II, 7-14-2016; Ord. No. 6104, 6-25-2018; Ord. No. 6194, 6-8-2020; Ord. No. 6264, 6-6-2022; Ord. No. 6351, 6-3-2024]
A. Each elected official, the City Manager, and the City Treasurer shall
disclose the following information by May 1 if any such transactions
occurred during the previous calendar year:
1.
For such person, and all persons within the first degree of
consanguinity or affinity of such person, the date and the identities
of the parties to each transaction with a total value in excess of
five hundred dollars ($500.00), if any, that such person had with
the City of Sikeston, other than compensation received as an employee
or payment of any tax, fee or penalty due to the City, and other than
transfers for no consideration to the City.
2.
The date and the identities of the parties to each transaction
known to the person with a total value in excess of five hundred dollars
($500.00), if any, that any business entity in which such person had
a substantial interest had with the City, other than payment of any
tax, fee or penalty due to the City or transactions involving payment
for providing utility service to the City, and other than transfers
for no consideration to the City.
3.
The City Manager and the City Treasurer also shall disclose
by May 1 for the previous calendar year the following information:
a.
The name and address of each of the employers of such person
from whom income of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or more was received
during the year covered by the statement;
b.
The name and address of each sole proprietorship that he/she
owned, the name, address and the general nature of the business conducted
of each general partnership and joint venture in which he/she was
a partner or participant; the name and address of each partner or
co-participant for each partnership or joint venture unless such names
and addresses are filed by the partnership or joint venture with the
Secretary of State; the name, address and general nature of the business
conducted of any closely held corporation or limited partnership in
which the person owned ten percent (10%) or more of any class of the
outstanding stock or limited partnership units; and the name of any
publicly traded corporation or limited partnership that is listed
on a regulated stock exchange or automated quotation system in which
the person owned two percent (2%) or more of any class of outstanding
stock, limited partnership units or other equity interests;
c.
The name and address of each corporation for which such person
served in the capacity of a director, officer or receiver.
[R.O. 2009 §2.14.040; Ord. No. 5885 §§I—II, 7-30-2012; Ord. No. 5962 §§I—II, 8-4-2014; Ord. No. 6027 §II, 7-14-2016; Ord. No. 6104, 6-25-2018; Ord. No. 6194, 6-8-2020; Ord. No. 6264, 6-6-2022; Ord. No. 6351, 6-3-2024]
A. The financial interest statements shall be filed at the following
times, but no person is required to file more than one (1) financial
interest statement in any calendar year:
1.
Every person required to file a financial interest statement
shall file the statement annually not later than May 1, and the statement
shall cover the calendar year ending the immediately preceding December
31; provided that any member of the City Council may supplement the
financial interest statement to report additional interest acquired
after December 31 of the covered year until the date of filing of
the financial interest statement.
2.
Each person appointed to office shall file the statement within
thirty (30) days of such appointment or employment.
B. Financial disclosure reports giving the financial information required in Section
120.020 shall be filed with the City and with the Missouri Ethics Commission. The reports shall be available for public inspection and copying during normal business hours.
[R.O. 2009 §2.14.050; Ord. No. 4866, 8-5-1991; Ord. No. 5017, 8-31-1994; Ord. No. 5285, 8-20-1999; Ord. No. 5415, 8-2001; Readopted Ord. No. 5553, 8-4-2003; Ord.
No. 5644, 8-29-2005; Readopted Ord. No. 5687, 8-2006; Readopted
Ord. No. 5761, 8-2008; Readopted Ord. No. 5820, 8-2010; Ord. No. 5885
§§I—II, 7-30-2012; Ord. No. 5962 §§I—II, 8-4-2014; Ord. No. 6027 §II, 7-14-2016; Ord. No. 6104, 6-25-2018; Ord. No. 6194, 6-8-2020; Ord. No. 6264, 6-6-2022; Ord.
No. 6351, 6-3-2024]
A certified copy of this Chapter shall be sent to the Missouri
Ethics Commission within ten (10) days of its adoption.