[R.O. 2008 §120.010; Ord. No. 6582 §1, 5-10-1999; Ord. No. 6613 §1, 7-10-2000; Ord.
No. 6654, 5-13-2002; Ord. No. 17-2004, 5-10-2004; Ord. No. 09-2006, 7-10-2006; Ord. No. 16-2008, 8-11-2008; Ord. No. 06-2010, 5-10-2010; Ord.
No. 11-2012, 6-11-2012; Ord. No. 03-2014, 3-10-2014; Ord. No. 31-2016 § 1, 9-15-2016; Ord. No. 21-2017 § 1, 8-30-2017; Ord. No. 12-2018, 8-27-2018; Ord. No. 11-2019, 6-24-2019; Ord. No. 06-2020, 6-22-2020; Ord. No. 16-2021, 6-28-2021; Ord. No. 16-2022, 7-25-2022; Ord.
No. 2-2023, 6-26-2023]
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 political
subdivision.
[R.O. 2008 §120.020; Ord. No. 6582 §2, 5-10-1999; Ord. No. 6613 §2, 7-10-2000; Ord.
No. 6654, 5-13-2002; Ord. No. 17-2004, 5-10-2004; Ord. No. 09-2006, 7-10-2006; Ord. No. 16-2008, 8-11-2008; Ord. No. 06-2010, 5-10-2010; Ord.
No. 11-2012, 6-11-2012; Ord. No. 03-2014, 3-10-2014; Ord. No. 31-2016 § 2, 9-15-2016; Ord. No. 21-2017 § 2, 8-30-2017; Ord. No. 12-2018, 8-27-2018; Ord. No. 11-2019, 6-24-2019; Ord. No. 06-2020, 6-22-2020; Ord. No. 16-2021, 6-28-2021; Ord. No. 16-2022, 7-25-2022; Ord.
No. 2-2023, 6-26-2023]
A. All elected and appointed officials as well as employees of a political
subdivision must comply with conflict of interest Statutes under Chapter
105, RSMo., 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 Secretary or Clerk of such body, and such disclosure
shall be recorded in the appropriate journal of the Governing Body.
"Substantial personal 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.
[R.O. 2008 §120.030; Ord. No. 6582 §3, 5-10-1999; Ord. No. 6613 §3, 7-10-2000; Ord.
No. 6654, 5-13-2002; Ord. No. 17-2004, 5-10-2004; Ord. No. 09-2006, 7-10-2006; Ord. No. 16-2008, 8-11-2008; Ord. No. 06-2010, 5-10-2010; Ord.
No. 11-2012, 6-11-2012; Ord. No. 03-2014, 3-10-2014; Ord. No. 31-2016 § 3, 9-15-2016; Ord. No. 21-2017 § 3, 8-30-2017; Ord. No. 12-2018, 8-27-2018; Ord. No. 11-2019, 6-24-2019; Ord. No. 06-2020, 6-22-2020; Ord. No. 16-2021, 6-28-2021; Ord. No. 16-2022, 7-25-2022; Ord.
No. 2-2023, 6-26-2023]
A. Each elected official, candidate for elective office, the Chief Administrative
Officer, the Chief Purchasing Officer, and the full-time general counsel
shall disclose the following information by May 1, or the appropriate
deadline as referenced in Section 105.487, RSMo., 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 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.
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, Chief Purchasing Officer,
and candidates for either of these positions also shall disclose by
May 1, or the appropriate deadline as referenced in Section 105.487,
RSMo., the following information for the previous calendar year:
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.
[R.O. 2008 §120.040; Ord. No. 6582 §4, 5-10-1999; Ord. No. 6613 §4, 7-10-2000; Ord.
No. 6654, 5-13-2002; Ord. No. 17-2004, 5-10-2004; Ord. No. 09-2006, 7-10-2006; Ord. No. 16-2008, 8-11-2008; Ord. No. 06-2010, 5-10-2010; Ord.
No. 11-2012, 6-11-2012; Ord. No. 03-2014, 3-10-2014; Ord. No. 31-2016 § 4, 9-15-2016; Ord. No. 21-2017 § 4, 8-30-2017; Ord. No. 12-2018, 8-27-2018; Ord. No. 11-2019, 6-24-2019; Ord. No. 06-2020, 6-22-2020; Ord. No. 16-2021, 6-28-2021; Ord. No. 16-2022, 7-25-2022; Ord.
No. 2-2023, 6-26-2023]
Financial disclosure reports giving the financial information required in Section
120.030 shall be filed with the local political subdivision in the office of the City Clerk and with the Missouri Ethics Commission. The reports shall be available for public inspection and copying during normal business hours.
[R.O. 2008 §120.050; Ord. No. 6582 §5, 5-10-1999; Ord. No. 6613 §4, 7-10-2000; Ord.
No. 6654, 5-13-2002; Ord. No. 17-2004, 5-10-2004; Ord. No. 09-2006, 7-10-2006; Ord. No. 16-2008, 8-11-2008; Ord. No. 06-2010, 5-10-2010; Ord.
No. 11-2012, 6-11-2012; Ord. No. 03-2014, 3-10-2014; Ord. No. 31-2016 § 4, 9-15-2016; Ord. No. 21-2017 § 4, 8-30-2017; Ord. No. 12-2018, 8-27-2018; Ord. No. 11-2019, 6-24-2019; Ord. No. 06-2020, 6-22-2020; Ord. No. 16-2021, 6-28-2021; Ord. No. 16-2022, 7-25-2022; Ord.
No. 2-2023, 6-26-2023]
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.
Every 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 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.
2.
Each person appointed to office shall file the statement within
thirty (30) days of such appointment or employment covering the calendar
year ending the previous December 31.
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.
[R.O. 2008 §120.060; CC 1988 §2-84]
A. No
elected or appointed official or employee of the City, serving in
an executive or administrative capacity, shall:
1. Perform any service for any agency of the State, or for any political
subdivision thereof in which he/she is an officer or employee or over
which he/she has supervisory power for receipt or payment of any compensation,
other than of the compensation provided for the performance of his/her
official duties, in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per transaction
or one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) per annum, except
on transactions made pursuant to an award on a contract let or sale
made after public notice and competitive bidding, provided that the
bid or offer is the lowest received.
2. Sell, rent or lease any property to any agency of the State or to
any political subdivision thereof in which he/she is an officer or
employee or over which he/she has supervisory power and received consideration
therefor in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per transaction
or one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) per year unless the
transaction is made pursuant to an award on a contract let or sale
made after public notice and in the case of property other than real
property, competitive bidding, provided that the bid or offer accepted
is the lowest received.
3. Participate in any matter, directly or indirectly, in which he/she
attempts to influence any decision of any agency of the State or political
subdivision thereof in which he/she is an officer or employee or over
which he/she has supervisory power, when he/she knows the result of
such decision may be the acceptance of the performance of a service
or the sale, rental or lease of any property to that agency for consideration
in excess of five hundred dollars' ($500.00) value per transaction
or one thousand five hundred dollars' ($1,500.00) value per annum
to him/her, to his/her spouse, to a dependent child in his/her custody
or to any business with which he/she is associated unless the transaction
is made pursuant to an award on a contract let or sale made after
public notice and in the case of property other than real property,
competitive bidding, provided that the bid or offer accepted is the
lowest received.
4. Perform any services during the time of his/her office or employment
for any consideration from any person, firm or corporation, other
than the compensation provided for the performance of his/her official
duties, by which service he/she attempts to influence a decision of
any agency of the City in which he/she is an officer or employee or
over which he/she has supervisory power.
5. Perform any service for consideration, during one (1) year after
termination of his/her office or employment, by which performance
he/she attempts to influence a decision of any agency of the City
in which he/she was an officer or employee or over which he/she had
supervisory power, except that this provision shall not be construed
to prohibit any person from performing such service and receiving
compensation therefor, in any adversary proceeding or in the preparation
or filing of any public document.
6. Perform any service for any consideration for any person, firm or
corporation, after termination of his/her office or employment in
relation to any case, decision, proceeding or application with respect
to which he/she was directly concerned or in which he/she personally
participated during the period of his/her service or employment.