A.
No
member of any legislative or Governing Body of any political subdivision
of the State shall:
1.
Perform any service for such political subdivision or any agency
of the political subdivision for any consideration other than the
compensation provided for the performance of his/her official duties,
except as otherwise provided in this Section; or
2.
Sell, rent or lease any property to the political subdivision or
any agency of the political subdivision for consideration in excess
of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per transaction or five thousand
dollars ($5,000.00) per annum, or in the case of a school board five
thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per annum, unless the transaction is
made pursuant to an award on a contract let or a 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;
or
3.
Attempt, for any compensation other than the compensation provided
for the performance of his/her official duties, to influence the decision
of any agency of the political subdivision on any matter, except that
this provision shall not be construed to prohibit such person from
participating for compensation in any adversary proceeding or in the
preparation or filing of any public document or conference thereon.
B.
No
sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, or corporation in
which any member of any legislative body of any political subdivision
is the sole proprietor, a partner having more than a ten percent (10%)
partnership interest, or a co-participant or owner of in excess of
ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares of any class of stock,
shall:
1.
Perform any service for the political subdivision or any agency of
the political subdivision for any consideration in excess of five
hundred dollars ($500.00) per transaction or five thousand dollars
($5,000.00) per annum, or in the case of a school board five thousand
dollars ($5,000.00) per annum, unless the transaction is made pursuant
to an award on a contract let after public notice and competitive
bidding, provided that the bid or offer accepted is the lowest received;
2.
Sell, rent or lease any property to the political subdivision or
any agency of the political subdivision where the consideration is
in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per transaction or five
thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per annum, or in the case of a school
board five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per annum, unless the transaction
is made pursuant to an award on a contract let or a 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.
[CC 1978 §110.350; Bill No. 2002-03(110.350), 3-4-2002;
Bill No. 2004-12(110.350), 4-15-2004; Bill No. 2006-03(110.350), 4-3-2006;
Bill No. 2008-06(110.350), 3-17-2008; Bill No. 2010-06, 3-15-2010; Ord. No. 119.020—119.060 §1, 6-18-2012; Ord. No. 119.020 —
119.060 §1, 6-24-2014; Ord. No. 119.020 — 119.060 §1, 3-7-2016; Ord.
No. 119.020 — 119.060, 3-2-2020; Ord. No. 119.020 — 119.060, 9-6-2022]
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 government 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.
[CC 1978 §110.351; Bill No. 2010-06, 3-15-2010; Ord. No. 119.020—119.060 §1, 6-18-2012; Ord. No. 119.020 —
119.060 §1, 6-24-2014; Ord. No. 119.020 — 119.060 §1, 3-7-2016; Ord.
No. 119.020 — 119.060, 3-2-2020; Ord. No. 119.020 — 119.060, 9-6-2022]
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.
[CC 1978 §110.352; Bill No. 2010-2006, 3-15-2010; Ord. No. 119.020—119.060 §1, 6-18-2012; Ord. No. 119.020 —
119.060 §1, 6-24-2014; Ord. No. 119.020 — 119.060 §1, 3-7-2016; Ord.
No. 119.020 — 119.060, 3-2-2020; Ord. No. 119.020 — 119.060, 9-6-2022]
A.
Each
elected official and the City Administrator 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 Chaffee,
other than compensation received as an employee for payment of any
tax, fee or penalty due to the City of Chaffee, and other than transfers
for no consideration to the City of Chaffee; 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 Chaffee, other than payment
of any tax, fee or penalty due to the City of Chaffee or transactions
involving payment for providing utility service to the City of Chaffee,
and other than transfers for no consideration to the City of Chaffee.
3.
The City Administrator and the Mayor 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 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 co-participant
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 persons served
in the capacity of a director, officer or receiver.
[CC 1978 §110.353; Bill No. 2010-06, 3-15-2010; Ord. No. 119.020—119.060 §1, 6-18-2012; Ord. No. 119.020 —
119.060 §1, 6-24-2014; Ord. No. 119.020 — 119.060 §1, 3-7-2016; Ord.
No. 119.020 — 119.060, 3-2-2020; Ord. No. 119.020 — 119.060, 9-6-2022]
The reports, as required herein, shall be filed with the City
Clerk of the City of Chaffee and the Missouri Ethics Commission not
later than 5:00 P.M. of the first (1st) day of May and the statement
shall cover the calendar year ending the immediately preceding December
31. When the last day of filing falls on a Saturday or Sunday or on
an official State holiday, the deadline for filing is extended to
5:00 P.M. on the next day which is not a Saturday or Sunday or official
holiday. Any statement required herein shall be deemed to be timely
filed if it is postmarked not later than Midnight of the day previous
to the last day designated for filing the statement. The reports shall
be available for public inspection and copying during normal business
hours. The reports shall be in substantially the form as prepared
by the Missouri Ethics Commission.
[CC 1978 §110.354; Bill No. 2010-06, 3-15-2010; Ord. No. 119.020—119.060 §1, 6-18-2012; Ord. No. 119.020 —
119.060 §1, 6-24-2014; Ord. No. 119.020 — 119.060 §1, 3-7-2016; Ord.
No. 119.020 — 119.060, 3-2-2020; Ord. No. 119.020 — 119.060, 9-6-2022]
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.
