P-0430 - Orange County Ethics and Conduct for County Public Servant Policy 12-04-2006-9c

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~ _ .. ~ -~~ ~ ~ uRrnivt ~.uun ~ T DULL, • ' Attachment A .. •``~ss~?=M (?) Any action seeking to recover an impact fee must be commenced . not later than ninC munths after the impact fee is paid " .~,;:.,: ~~ , Sec, 18.1. Sectio,l l8 of this act shall .apply only to Orange County, and applies only within the planning jurisdiction of Orangge County. .~, T[TLE V[l. ORANGE COUNTY l~1SCLOSURE. Sec. 19. Every member of the Board of Commissioners of Orange County shall disclose any legal, equitable, t~eneficial or contractual interest he/she or his/her spouse may have in any real property in Orange County. The real. property which must be disclosed includes alll real property which any Board member or his/her spouse holds title to, individually or jointly, any real property held in trust as well as any pecuniary interest he/she may have in any business, firm, or corporation of whatever nature, which. holds title to or has any ownership interest in any real property within Orange County. Such disclosure shall contain the general location of the real- property, but need not include its value. Sec. 20. Every memt~er of the Board of Commissioners of Orange h ll di ~ County s a sclose. any legal, equitable, beneficial or contractual interest he/she may have in or with any business, firm, or corporation, of whatever nature, which is doing busines with Orange County pursuant to contracts which. have been awarded by Orange County. Sec. 21. Every member of the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County shat! disclose any legal, equitable, beneficial or contractual interest he/she may have in any business, Firm; or corporation, of whatever nature, which is ~atternl~ting to secure the award of a bid from Orange County or the approval of any Board or Agency of Orange County. • Sec. 22. The disclosures required in Sections 19, 20 and 21 shall be in writing and filed with the Clerk of Superior Court of Orange County and with the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners of Orange County. Sec. 23. The written disclosures required in Sections l9, 20 and 21 shall be made within the following timz periods which are applicable: (1) the later of 30 days after the effective date of this title or 30 days `~ after the Board member has.aasumed office; (?) the earlier of 30 days of the- acquisition of any legal, equitable, beneficial or contractual .interest in the property or business, firm, or corporation required to be disclosed in Sections 19, 20 and 21 or prior to the award by Orange Coumy of a contract with or a permit or other approval to a business, firm, or corporation rc:duired to be disclosed in Sections ?0 and 2l. • Si:c. 24. SubjC~t~to the limitations contained in this section, every Board member who has an interest required to be disclosed by this title shall disqualify himselflhersclf from voting on any matter involving any such interest which comes for official action before. the Board of County Comm,ssioners of .Orange County. The following interests do not require disqualification: (i) interest in real property which must be disclosed in Se~ti:on 1 provided -the issue before the Board of Commissioners is one of policy that affects the `' real property disclosed no differently than al[ other property similarly situated. ~(2) an interest in business, firm, or corporation which is negligible from . the point of -view of the operation of the business, firm, .or corporation. Sec. 2~. Any member who violates any provision of this title shall be uilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not more than one thousand dollars g ( $1,000) or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Ariy member who is convicted of a wilful second violation of any provision of this act shall forfeit hisllter elected or appointed office, and such office shall be considered vacant as of the date •of the final .judgment of conviction. ~ ~ Sec. 26. This.Title shall apply only to Orange County. 10 ~ 11 f)H~o~u~se~ Bill ~ i 7 ~~ 1 ~~ ~ 1 ~ g ~~ S~p~o~