[CC 1979 §2-216; Ord. No. 91-575 §2, 8-19-1991; Ord. No. 04-1530 §1, 8-16-2004; Ord. No. 06-1698 §1, 8-21-2006; Ord. No. 20-2295, 7-6-2020; Ord. No. 22-2365, 9-6-2022]
The proper operation of municipal 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 government structure; that public office not
be used for personal gain; 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.
[CC 1979 §2-217; Ord. No. 91-575 §2, 8-19-1991; Ord. No. 04-1530 §1, 8-16-2004; Ord. No. 06-1698 §1, 8-21-2006; Ord. No. 20-2295, 7-6-2020; Ord. No. 22-2365, 9-6-2022]
All elected officials, appointed officials and employees of the City shall comply, in all respects, with the applicable provisions of Sections 105.452 and 105.454 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri as such may, from time to time, be amended. In addition, the Mayor or any member of the Board of Aldermen who has a substantial personal or private interest, as defined in Chapter 105 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, in any measure, bill, order or ordinance shall disclose on the records of the Board of Aldermen the nature of his/her interest and shall disqualify himself/herself from voting on any matters relating to this interest.
[CC 1979 §2-218; Ord. No. 91-575 §2, 8-19-1991; Ord. No. 04-1530 §1, 8-16-2004; Ord. No. 06-1698 §1, 8-21-2006; Ord. No. 20-2295, 7-6-2020; Ord. No. 22-2365, 9-6-2022]
A.
Each
official, officer or employee or candidate for office of the City
and the City Administrator shall disclose in writing the following
information by May first (1st) of each year if any such transactions
were engaged in 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 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, 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; and
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 Administrator shall further disclose in writing by May first
(1st) each year 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 statements;
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 of the State of Missouri; the name, address and
general nature of the business conducted by 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 names 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 interest;
c.
The name and address of each corporation for which such person served
in the capacity of a director, officer or receiver.
[CC 1979 §2-219; Ord. No. 91-575 §2, 8-19-1991; Ord. No. 04-1530 §1, 8-16-2004; Ord. No. 06-1698 §1, 8-21-2006; Ord. No. 20-2295, 7-6-2020; Ord. No. 22-2365, 9-6-2022]
The reports, in a format which shall be on file in the City
offices, shall be filed with the City Administrator and with the Missouri
Ethics Commission. The reports shall be available at the City of Manchester
City Hall for public inspection and copying during normal business.
[CC 1979 §2-220; Ord. No. 91-575 §2, 8-19-1991; Ord. No. 04-1530 §1, 8-16-2004; Ord. No. 06-1698 §1, 8-21-2006; Ord. No. 20-2295, 7-6-2020; Ord. No. 22-2365, 9-6-2022]
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.
Each candidate for elective office who is required to file a personal
financial disclosure statement shall file a financial interest statement
no later than fourteen (14) days after the close of filing at which
the candidate seeks nomination or election, and the statement shall
be for the twelve (12) months prior to the closing date, except that
in the event an individual does not become a candidate until after
the date of certification for candidates, the statement shall be filed
within fourteen (14) days of the individual's nomination by caucus.
The appropriate election authority shall provide to the candidate
at the time of filing for election written notice of the candidate's
obligation to file pursuant to Sections 105.483 to 105.492, RSMo.,
and the candidate shall sign a statement acknowledging receipt of
such notice.
2.
Each person appointed to office and each official or employee described
in Section 105.483, RSMo., who is not otherwise covered in this Subsection
shall file the statement within thirty (30) days of such appointment
or employment.
3.
Every other person required to file a financial interest statement
shall file the statement annually not later than May first (1st) of
each year, and the statement shall cover the calendar year ending
immediately preceding December thirty-first (31st); provided, that
any member of the Board of Aldermen may supplement the financial interest
statement to report additional interests acquired after December thirty-first
(31st) of the covered year until the date of filing of the financial
interest statement.
[CC 1979 §2-221; Ord. No. 91-575 §2, 8-19-1991; Ord. No. 04-1530 §1, 8-16-2004; Ord. No. 06-1698 §1, 8-21-2006; Ord. No. 20-2295, 7-6-2020; Ord. No. 22-2365, 9-6-2022]
All terms used herein shall be defined, if applicable, by the
laws of the State of Missouri therefore provided.
[CC 1979 §2-222; Ord. No. 91-575 §2, 8-19-1991; Ord. No. 04-1530, 8-16-2004; Ord. No. 06-1698 §1, 8-21-2006; Ord. No. 20-2295, 7-6-2020; Ord. No. 22-2365, 9-6-2022]
Any person who knowingly violates any provisions of this Chapter
shall, upon conviction therefore, be punished in the manner provided
by Section 105.492 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri as such may,
from time to time, be amended.
