[Ord. No. 742 §§1 —
4, 8-14-2000; Ord. No.
760 §§1 — 4, 8-26-2002; Ord. No. 2004-6 §§1
— 5, 8-9-2004; Ord.
No. 2006-6 §§1 — 5, 8-14-2006; Ord. No. 2010-8 §§1
— 5, 8-9-2010; Ord.
No. 2011-8 §§1 — 5, 9-12-2011; Ord. No. 2012-08 §§1
— 5, 10-9-2012; Ord. No. 2014-13 §§1
— 5, 9-22-2014; Ord. No. 2016-03 §§1 — 5, 7-25-2016; Ord. No. 2018-04, 6-11-2018]
A. Declaration of Policy. 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.
B. Conflicts of Interest. The Mayor or any member of
the Board of Aldermen who has a substantial personal or private interest,
as defined by State law, in any bill 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.
C. Disclosure Reports. Each elected official, the Chief
Administrative Officer, the Chief Purchasing Officer and the general
counsel if employed full-time shall disclose the following information
by May 1 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 political subdivision, other than compensation received as an
employee or payment of any tax, fee or penalty due to the political
subdivision, and other than transfers for no consideration to the
political subdivision; 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 political subdivision, other than
payment of any tax, fee or penalty due to the political subdivision
or transactions involving payment for providing utility service to
the political subdivision, and other than transfers for no consideration
to the political subdivision.
3.
The Chief Administrative Officer and the Chief Purchasing Officer
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
coparticipant 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.
D. Filing of Reports. The reports shall be filed with
the City Clerk and with the Ethics Commission. The reports shall be
available for public inspection and copying during normal business
hours.
E. When Filed. 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 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 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 Board of Aldermen may supplement
the financial interest statement to report additional interests acquired
after December 31 of the covered year until the date of filing of
the financial interest statement.