§ 2-376. Filing of the financial disclosure statement.

(a)

Persons required to file financial disclosure statements. City officials and candidates for city office shall be required to file financial disclosure statements. For purposes of this section only, "city official" means the mayor, a member of the city council, the city manager, the city attorney, the municipal court judge and any associate municipal court judge.

(b)

Filing dates. Pursuant to V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 145.004, a city official shall file the financial disclosure statement required by this chapter within the time prescribed by V.T.C.A., Government Code ch. 572. The city official is allowed to timely request an extension of time to file as provided for by V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 145.004.

(c)

Reporting periods. Each initial or annual financial disclosure report filed by an individual designated in subsection (a) shall disclose information relating to the prior calendar year, as well as any material changes in that information which occurred between the end of the prior calendar year and the date of filing.

(d)

Form of statement. The city secretary shall require and make available copies of the form designed by the Texas Ethics Commission under V.T.C.A., Government Code ch. 572, to each city official for filing as the financial disclosure statement required herein. The city secretary shall also provide advice regarding reporting requirements and deadlines; shall review reports for completeness and for timeliness; shall maintain filing, coding, and cross-indexing systems to carry out the purpose of this section; make available the filed reports available for public inspection and copying at reasonable times.

(Ord. No. 2012-O-126, § 2(7.01), 9-4-12)