§ 4-8-9. FORMS; OATHS; REVIEW OF REPORTS; RULES.

(A)

Except as provided by § 4-8-9 (C) ( Appearance ), the city clerk may design and promulgate a form for any information required to be reported under this chapter. In this section "report" includes a registration, a report, and an update of, or an amendment to, a registration or a report. If the city clerk promulgates a form, a person required to file a report must file the report on the form.

(B)

A person filing a report shall file the report electronically, under procedures determined by the city clerk, in an electronic format that allows for a downloadable, searchable database for the general public. The city clerk shall post every report on the City's Web site not later than the second business day after the date the city clerk accepts the report. The city clerk shall create common queries for public accessibility, such as total compensation within ranges for a particular lobbyist, all clients of a particular lobbyist, and all lobbyists and their compensation within ranges for a particular municipal question or client.

(C)

A person filing a report under this chapter must swear to the truthfulness of the information reported. A report is a public record, and is available for public inspection, without a public information request, during the city clerk's business hours.

(D)

By filing electronically a person required to file a report states under oath before the city clerk that the facts stated in the report are true to the best of the person's knowledge or belief. If a person is not an individual, an authorized officer or agent of the person must file the report, and the authorized officer or agent who files the report states under oath before the city clerk that the facts stated in the report are true to the best of the authorized officer's or agent's knowledge or belief.

(E)

A report filed with the city clerk under this chapter is under oath by the person or individual who files, or who is required to file, the report regardless of the absence of, or a defect in, the jurat or affidavit of verification, including a signature.

(F)

A false statement in a report filed under this chapter is subject to perjury and other penal provisions related to making false statements.

(G)

Not later than the 30th business day after a report is filed, the city clerk shall review the report for facial compliance, timeliness, and apparent completeness. Not later than the fifth business day after finding an apparent violation, the clerk shall notify the person responsible for filing the report of the apparent violation. If the report is not corrected by the 14th day after the registrant receives notification of an apparent violation from the City Clerk, the clerk shall forward a copy of the report to the city attorney and to the Ethics Review Commission.

(H)

The city clerk may adopt rules under Chapter 1-2 ( Adoption of Rules ) to administer and enforce this chapter.

Source: Ord. No. 20160922-005, Pt. 1, 6-1-17 .

Editor's note

Ordinance No. 20160922-005 takes effect on June 1, 2017.