[Ord. No. 08-109-4 §1, 10-9-2008; Ord. No. 10-12 §1, 8-12-2010; Ord. No. 12-06 §1, 9-13-2012; Ord. No. 13-04 §1, 4-10-2013; Ord. No. 15-14 §1, 4-9-2015; Ord.
No. 22-26, 8-18-2022]
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.
[Ord. No. 08-109-4 §2, 10-9-2008; Ord. No. 10-12 §2, 8-12-2010; Ord. No. 12-06 §2, 9-13-2012; Ord. No. 13-04 §2, 4-10-2013; Ord. No. 15-14 §2, 4-9-2015; Ord.
No. 22-26, 8-18-2022]
A. All elected and appointed officials as well as employees of a political
subdivision 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 a political subdivision who has
a substantial or private interest in any measure, bill, order or ordinance
proposed or pending before such Governing Body must disclose that
interest to the Secretary or Clerk of such body, and such disclosure
shall be recorded in the appropriate journal of the Governing Body.
"Substantial 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.
[Ord. No. 08-109-4 §3, 10-9-2008; Ord. No. 10-12 §3, 8-12-2010; Ord. No. 12-06 §3, 9-13-2012; Ord. No. 13-04 §3, 4-10-2013; Ord. No. 15-14 §3, 4-9-2015; Ord.
No. 22-26, 8-18-2022]
A. Each elected official, the Chief Administrative Officer, the Chief
Purchasing Officer, and the full-time general counsel shall disclose
the following information by January 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 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.
2.
The date and the identities of the parties to each transaction
known to the person with a 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 January 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 outstanding
stock or limited partnership units; and the name of any publicly traded
corporation 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.
[Ord. No. 08-109-4 §4, 10-9-2008; Ord. No. 10-12 §4, 8-12-2010; Ord. No. 12-06 §4, 9-13-2012; Ord. No. 13-04 §4, 4-10-2013; Ord. No. 15-14 §4, 4-9-2015; Ord.
No. 22-26, 8-18-2022]
A. The financial interest statement shall be filed at the following
times, but no person is required to file more than one (1) financial
statement in any calendar year:
1.
Every person required to file a financial interest statement
shall file the statement annually no later than March 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.
2.
Each person employed or appointed to office who is required
to file a financial interest statement shall do so within thirty (30)
days of such appointment or employment.
B. Financial disclosure reports giving the financial information required in Section
140.030 shall be filed with the local political subdivision and with the Secretary of State prior to the filing deadline in Section
140.040. Reports shall be available for public inspection and copying during normal business hours.