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Ordinance to amend City Code of Ethics regarding Financial Disclosure forms as
recommended by the Ethics Commission to allow electronic filing in lieu of paper filing, to
include statement regarding conflict of interests, to shorten candidate deadline for filing
financial disclosure report from 5 days to 3 days within filing for office, to allow for
unsworn declaration, to allow for shortened report if no changes since last complete
report, and to change filing date from last Friday in April to last Friday in March
SECTION 1. That the City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Article V, Division 3, regarding
Financial Disclosure, are amended by deleting struck through text and inserting underlined text
shown as follows:
DIVISION 3. - FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Sec. 2-340. - Required reports.
On or before the last Friday of April March of each year, reporting officials shall file with the
city secretary an annual report of financial information covering January 1 through December 31
of the previous year. Council members and planning commission members shall also file with the
city secretary a supplemental report of financial information by the last Friday of July of each year
covering the most recent January 1 through June 30. Those reporting officials who have no
changes to report since their most recent complete report may, in lieu of filing a complete report,
file a short form annual report stating no changes, provided they have filed a complete financial
disclosure form within the previous five years. Each reporting official shall utilize a form provided
by the City Secretary, which shall be siqned and submitted in hard copy, or submitted
electronically, as may be provided for by the City.
Sec. 2-342. - Content of reports.
The reports required shall contain the following information for the reporting period by
separate listing. In this section, the report for the reporting official shall include all such information
for the reporting official's spouse, but information relating to the spouse need not be segregated
from that relating to the reporting official.
(a) Name and residence address.
(b) All professional, occupational, business licenses held by the reporting official.
(c) The names of any businesses with which the reporting official was actively engaged or
associated, and the principal address and phone number of each, together with the position or
title held. (This list should not include interests in or positions with any businesses which are
required to be reported in other provisions of this section.)
(d) The names and addresses of all sources of income which exceed ten (10) per cent of the
reporting official's gross income, or five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) in salary, bonuses,
commissions or professional fees, or twenty thousand dollars($20,000.00) in payment for goods,
products or non-professional services. If the reporting official is self-employed or owns or controls
at least a twenty (20) per cent interest in a partnership, corporation or other entity through which
the reporting official does business, the reporting official shall also report the names and
addresses of the clients or customers who do business with the city from whom the reporting
official, partnership, corporation or other entity received at least ten (10) per cent of its gross
income. Prior to each reporting deadline, the city shall publish a list of the names and addresses
of the persons who do business with the city in the amount of ten thousand dollars or more each
year (excluding utility services or the payment of taxes) which reporting officials may rely upon
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for the purposes of complying with this provision. A reporting official operating a business as a
sole proprietor shall not be required to report a client or customer under this subsection he or she
would not have to report if operating as a corporation or partnership.
(e) The names and addresses of all corporations, partnerships or other business organizations in
which the reporting official held, owned, acquired or sold stock or other equity ownership having
a value exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) or equivalent to ten (10) per cent or more of the
stock or equity in the entity or owns ten (10) per cent or more or five thousand dollars($5,000.00)
or more of the fair market value of the business organization or funds received from business
organization exceeds ten (10) per cent or more of the person's gross income for the previous
year.
(f) An itemized list of all real property in Nueces County or any adjoining county in which the reporting
official held any legal or equitable ownership with a fair market value of two thousand five hundred
dollars ($2500.00) or more, The list shall include a description sufficient to locate the property.
(g) The name and address of any person to whom the reporting official was indebted in excess of
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) together with the dates any such debts were incurred.
"Indebted"includes obligations on which the reporting official is a guarantor or co-signer, in which
case the names of the borrower and lender shall be listed.
(h) The name and address of any person who is an obligor on any note, bond, loan or any other
similar obligation, written or unwritten, owed to the reporting official which in the aggregate equal
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or more together with the dates of such obligations.
(i) A list of all contracts with the City of Corpus Christi, including the date, term, type of good or
services provided and the amount of the contract.
(j) All boards of directors or governing bodies of which the reporting official is a member, and all
offices or executive positions the reporting official holds in corporations, partnerships, limited
partnerships, professional corporations, associations, or other entities, including non-business
and non-profit entities, stating the name of each entity and position held, and excluding entities
owned or created by the city.
(k) The names and addresses of all persons from whom the reporting official received gifts or favors,
including but not limited to trips, excursions, food, lodging, money, commodities or services,
cumulatively exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) in value. The nature and date of each gift
received shall be specified. Provided, however, campaign contributions reported as required by
state law and gifts or favors from relatives need not be reported hereunder.
(i) A statement whether the reporting official, or any of his or her immediate family, (spouse,
parent, sibling, child) have a personal, professional, or financial interest in any entity, contract, or
business, or a personal or financial relationship, that in any way poses a conflict of interest, which
would affect the impartial performance of his or her duties for the City of Corpus Christi. Attach
a statement describing any such conflicts and actions being taken to resolve or avoid the conflicts.
(Ord. No. 20781, § 1, 9-19-1989; Ord. No. 028271, § 5, 8-18-2009)
Sec. 2-343. - Financial disclosure by candidates.
All candidates for city council shall file an annual report of financial information covering
January 1 through December 31 of the previous year containing the information required by the
above sections with the city secretary within fi-vethree days after filing for office. If the deadline for
candidate filing is after June 30, they shall also file a supplemental report of financial information.
If any incumbent candidate has previously filed a report for the appropriate period(s), that report
shall satisfy this section.
(Ord. No. 20781, § 1, 9-19-1989)
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Sec. 2-344. - Reports to be sworn and maintained.
All reports of financial information required by the code of ethics shall be sworn, and shall be
preserved for five (5) years as public records. In lieu of report sworn to under oath, the reporting
official may subscribe to the report using an unsworn declaration prepared in compliance with the
Texas Unsworn Declaration Act, V.T.C.A. Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 132, as
amended.
(Ord. No. 20781, § 1, 9-19-1989)
Sec. 2-345. - Filing dates for reports.
Reports required by this division must be physically filed with the city secretary by 4:45 p.m.
on the day required for filing. When the day falls on an official city holiday as established by the
city council, the deadline for receipt by the city secretary is extended to 4:45 p.m. of the next day
which is not a Saturday or Sunday or official city holiday. In lieu of paper filing, the filing official
may file the report electronically, as may be provided for by the City, on or before the day required
for filing.
(Ord. No. 20781, § 1, 9-19-1989)
SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or
provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every
section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance be given full
force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 3. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi as
required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi. This ordinance shall take effect upon
final City Council approval.
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this
thepZ-L/=day of 19, by the following vote:
Joe McComb Michael Hunter /1-1-k.
Roland Barrera 4 Ben Molina
Rudy Garza Everett Roy
Paulette M. Guajardoe„_ Greg Smith
Gil Hernandez / IZ
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That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the
day of OC'tObey-2019, by the following vote:
Joe McComb Michael Hunter 4---7<
Roland Barrera Ben Molina A w.._
Rudy Garza Afb Everett Roy A-bl "—
Paulette M. Guajardo -�C Greg Smith /412.-
Gil Hernandez .4.-.1
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the I-51-- day of 0C+013 v' , 2019.
ATTEST:
Re•ecca Huerta J. cComb
City Secretary - •
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NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF
ORDINANCE(S) ORDINANCE(S)
N 0.031890, Ordinance to N 0.031890, Ordinance to
amend City Code of Ethics amend City Code of Ethics
regarding Financial Disclo- regarding Financial Disclo-
sure forms as recommend-
CITY OF CORPUS CHRIS TI ed by the Ethics Commis- sure forms as recommend-
PO BOX 9277 sion to allow electronic fit- ed by the Ethics Commis-
ing in lieu of paper filing, sion to allow electronic fil-
to include statement re- ing in lieu of paper filing,
CORPUS CHRISTI,TX 78469-9277 garding conflict of inter- to include statement re-
ests, to shorten candidate garding conflict of inter-
deadline for filing financial ests, to shorten candidate
disclosure report from 5 deadline for filing financial
days to 3 days within filing disclosure report from 5
STATE OF WISCONSIN) for office, to allow for days to 3 days within filing
unsworn declaration, to al- for office, to allow for
)) low for shortened report if unsworn declaration, to al-
COUNTY OF BROWN) no changes since last corn- low for shortened report if
plete report, and to change no changes since last corn-
filing date from last Friday plete report, and to change
I,being first duly sworn,upon oath depose and say that I in April to last Friday in filing date from last Friday
am a legal clerk and employee of thepublisher,namely,the March; with an effective in April to last Friday in
9 date of October 1, 2019. March; with an effective
Corpus Christi Caller-Times,a daily newspaper published This ordinance was passed date of October 1, 2019.
at Corpus Christi in said Cityand State,generallycirculated and approved on second This ordinance was passed
P reading by the Corpus and approved on second
in Aransas,Bee,Brooks,Duval,Jim Hogg,Jim Wells, Christi City Council on reading by the Corpus
Kleberg, Oak,Nueces,Refugio,and San Patricia, October 1,2019. Christi City Council on
9. 9 /s/Rebecca Huerta October 1,2019.
Counties,and that the publication of which the annexed is a City Secretary /s/Rebecca Huerta
true copy,was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times City Secretary
on the following dates:
October 7,2019
On this October 7,2019,I certify that the attached document
is a true and exact copy made by the publisher:
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