(a) 
Financial interest disclosures required pursuant to this code must be filed with the city secretary. The city secretary shall distribute financial interest disclosures filed by non-employees to the mayor, chairperson of the board of ethics, city manager, and chairperson of the commission upon which the official sits, as applicable. The city secretary shall distribute financial interest disclosures filed by employees to the chairperson of the board of ethics and the city manager.
(b) 
Disclosures filed pursuant to this division are public records that are available in accordance with the Texas Public Information Act.
(c) 
City councilmembers and commissioners shall disclose a financial interest in any matter pending before a body upon which the official serves to the board of ethics on a form prescribed by the city secretary.
(d) 
Employees shall disclose a financial interest in any matter pending before the employee within the scope of their employment to the employee’s supervisor and the board of ethics on a form prescribed by the city secretary.
(e) 
Volunteers shall disclose a financial interest in any matter pending before the volunteer within the scope of their position with the city to the board of ethics on a form prescribed by the city secretary.
(Ordinance 2019-05-15-01 adopted 5/20/19)
(a) 
It is a violation of this code for an official to fail to file a disclosure required by this code or to falsify a disclosure required by this code.
(b) 
Before a complaint for failure to file a disclosure required by this division is referred to the board of ethics, the city secretary shall notify the subject and provide the subject with seven (7) business days to submit the required disclosure. If the disclosure is timely submitted, the complaint shall be administratively dismissed by the city secretary.
(Ordinance 2019-05-15-01 adopted 5/20/19)
(a) 
In the event that a financial interest arises under this code in a matter pending before a body upon which an official serves or in a matter pending before an employee, the official must abstain from deliberation and action on the matter.
(b) 
If a majority of the members of the body upon which they serve also files disclosures of financial interests, officials are not required to abstain from deliberations.
(Ordinance 2019-05-15-01 adopted 5/20/19)