[CC 1985 § 2-142; Ord. No. 367 § 1, 3-18-1975; Ord. No. 384, 9-7-1976]
B.
Employees. The official schedule of ranges
represents full-time compensation for each job position. The value
of any maintenance received by an employee as compensation in the
form of lodging and the like is determined by the City Council, and
this value will be deducted from the cash salary established for the
job position in the case of an employee receiving such maintenance.
Conversely, provision will be made for the reimbursement of City employees
who incur expense in the travel necessary to conduct City business.
[CC 1985 §§ 2-158 —
2-164; Ord. No. 514, 9-9-1991; Ord. No. 603, 9-9-1991; Ord. No. 670, 9-5-2000; Ord. No. 714, 8-6-2001; Ord. No. 749, 8-5-2002; Ord. No. 782, 8-4-2003; Ord. No. 819, 8-2-2004; Ord. No. 852, 8-1-2005; Ord. No. 878, 8-7-2006; Ord. No. 895, 8-6-2007; Ord. No. 920, 8-4-2008; Ord. No. 958, 8-3-2009; Ord. No. 984, 8-9-2010; Ord. No. 1009, 8-1-2011; Ord. No. 1083, 6-13-2016; Ord. No. 1103, 7-10-2017; Ord. No. 1129, 8-13-2018; Ord. No. 20-1171, 7-13-2020; Ord. No. 21-1201, 7-12-2021; Ord. No. 22-1230, 8-8-2022]
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 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.
A.
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 on the records of the City Council the nature of his/her interest and shall disqualify himself/herself from voting on any matters relating to this interest and must comply with conflict of interest statutes under Chapter 105 of the Missouri Revised Statutes 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 personal or private interest'" in any measure; bill,
order or ordinance proposed or pending before such governing body
must disclose that interest to the Clerk of such body and, such disclosure
shall be recorded in the appropriate journals of the governing body.
"Substantial personal or private interest" is defined as ownership
by the individual, their spouse, or their 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 salary, gratuity, or other compensation or renumeration
of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or more, per year from any individual,
partnership, organization, or association within any calendar year.
A.
The Mayor, each City Council person, and
each elected official 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 City of St. James, other than compensation
received as an employee or payment of any tax, fee or penalty due
to the City of St. James, and other than transfers for no consideration
to the City of St. James; 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 St. James, Missouri, other than payment of any tax, fee or
penalty due to the City of St. James, Missouri, or transactions involving
payment for providing utility service to the City of St. James, Missouri,
and other than transfers for no consideration to the City of St. James,
Missouri.
3.
The Mayor 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; and
c.
The name and address of each corporation
for which such person served in the capacity of a director, officer
or receiver.
The reports, in the format held on
file at City Hall, shall be filed with the City Clerk and with the
Missouri Ethics Commission prior to January 1, 2024. The reports shall
be available for public inspection and copying during normal business
hours.
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 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 City Council 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.
3.
Every candidate required to file a personal financial disclosure
statement shall file no later than fourteen (14) days after the close
of filing at which the candidate seeks nomination or election or nomination
by caucus. The time period of this statement shall cover the twelve
(12) months prior to the closing date of filing for candidacy.
The City Clerk shall send a certified
copy of this Article to the Missouri Ethics Commission within ten
(10) days of its adoption if adopted prior to September 15.
This Article shall be in full force and effect from and after
the date of its passage and approval and shall remain in effect for
two (2) years from the date of passage.
