[Ord. No. 925-91-4 §1, 8-15-1991]
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 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.
[Ord. No. 925-91-4 §2, 8-15-1991]
The Mayor or any member of the City Council who has a substantial
personal or private interest, as defined by State law, in any bill
shall disclose the nature of such interest to the City Clerk and on
the records of the City Council and shall disqualify himself or herself
from voting on any matters relating to such bill.
[Ord. No. 925-91-4 §3, 8-15-1991]
A.
Each
elected official; and the Mayor as the Chief Administrative Officer
and the Chief Purchasing Officer; and the City Attorney (if employed
full-time) shall disclose the following information by May first (1st)
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 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 Palmyra,
other than compensation received as an employee or payment of any
tax, fee or penalty due to the City of Palmyra, and other than transfers
for no consideration to the City of Palmyra; 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 of Palmyra, other than payment of any
tax, fee or penalty due to the City of Palmyra or transactions involving
payment for providing utility service to the City of Palmyra, and
other than transfers for no consideration to the City of Palmyra.
3.
The
Mayor as Chief Administrative Officer and the Chief Purchasing Officer
also shall disclose by May first (1st) 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 such person owned;
the name, address and the general nature of the business conducted
of each general partnership and joint venture in which such person
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 such 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 such 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.
[Ord. No. 925-91-4 §4, 8-15-1991]
The financial disclosure statements, in the attached format,
or as may be amended by the Secretary of State or the Missouri Ethics
Commission, shall be filed with the City Clerk and with the Secretary
of State prior to January 1, 1993, and thereafter with the City Clerk
and the Missouri Ethics Commission. The reports shall be available
for public inspection and copying during normal business hours.
[Ord. No. 925-91-4 §5, 8-15-1991]
A.
The financial
disclosure 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
person appointed to office shall file the statement within thirty
(30) days of such appointment or employment;
2.
Every
other person required to file a financial disclosure statement shall
file the statement annually not later than May first (1st) and the
statement shall cover the calendar year ending the immediately preceding
December thirty-first (31st); provided that any member of the City
Council may supplement the financial disclosure statement to report
additional interests acquired after December thirty-first (31st) of
the covered year until the date of filing of the financial disclosure
statement.
[Ord. No. 925-91-4 §6, 8-15-1991]
The City Clerk shall send a certified copy of this Chapter to
the Secretary of State's office within ten (10) days of its adoption.
If this Chapter is amended prior to January 1, 1993, the City Clerk
shall send a certified copy of the amended ordinance to the Secretary
of State's office within ten (10) days of its adoption. If this Chapter
is amended on or after January 1, 1993, the City Clerk shall send
a certified copy of the amended ordinance to the Missouri Ethics Commission
within ten (10) days of its adoption.
