[R.O. 2008 §112.010; Ord. No. 6770 §1, 8-8-2005; Ord.
No. 6815 §1, 3-13-2006; Ord. No. 6924 §1, 8-13-2007; Ord. No. 7139 §1, 8-10-2009; Ord. No. 7338 §1, 6-27-2011; Ord. No. 7536 §1, 6-24-2013; Ord. No. 7758 §1, 6-22-2015; Ord. No. 8207, 8-12-2019; Ord. No. 8384, 6-14-2021]
The 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 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 and/or other interest in matters affecting the City.
[R.O. 2008 §112.020; Ord. No. 6770 §2, 8-8-2005; Ord.
No. 6815 §2, 3-13-2006; Ord. No. 6924 §2, 8-13-2007; Ord. No. 7139 §2, 8-10-2009; Ord. No. 7338 §2, 6-27-2011; Ord. No. 7536 §2, 6-24-2013; Ord. No. 7758 §2, 6-22-2015; Ord. No. 8207, 8-12-2019; Ord. No. 8384, 6-14-2021]
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 and other State laws 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 City Clerk, 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
3.
The receipt of a salary, gratuity or other compensation or enumeration
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 §112.030; Ord. No. 6770 §3, 8-8-2005; Ord.
No. 6815 §3, 3-13-2006; Ord. No. 6924 §3, 8-13-2007; Ord. No. 7139 §3, 8-10-2009; Ord. No. 7338 §3, 6-27-2011; Ord. No. 7536 §3, 6-24-2013; Ord. No. 7758 §3, 6-22-2015; Ord. No. 8207, 8-12-2019; Ord. No. 8384, 6-14-2021]
A.
Each elected official and the City Manager shall disclose the following
information by May 1 if any such transactions were engaged in during
the previous calendar year:
1.
For each person, and all persons within the first degree of
consanguinity or affinity of such person, the date and identification
of the parties of 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 transfer for no consideration to the political subdivision;
and
2.
The data 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 fee to the political subdivision
or transactions involving payment for providing utility service to
the political subdivision and other than transfer for no consideration
to the political subdivision.
3.
The City Manager shall disclose on 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 and 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 filled 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 such corporation for which such person
served in the capacity of a director, officer or receiver.
[R.O. 2008 §112.040; Ord. No. 6770 §4, 8-8-2005; Ord.
No. 6815 §4, 3-13-2006; Ord. No. 6924 §4, 8-13-2007; Ord. No. 7139 §4, 8-10-2009; Ord. No. 7338 §4, 6-27-2011; Ord. No. 7536 §4, 6-24-2013; Ord. No. 7758 §4, 6-22-2015; Ord. No. 8207, 8-12-2019; Ord. No. 8384, 6-14-2021]
A.
The report shall be filed with the City Clerk and with the Secretary
of State prior to January 1 and thereafter with the Ethics Commission.
The reports shall be available for public inspection and copying during
normal business hours. The financial interests 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; and
2.
Every other person required to file a financial interest statement
shall file the statement annually no later than May 1, and the statement
shall cover the calendar year ending and immediately preceding December
31; provided that any member of the City Council may supplement the
financial interest statement to report additional interest acquired
after December 31 of the covered year until the date of filing of
the financial interest statement.
