When must a local government officer file a conflicts disclosure statement?
There are two triggers: • an employment relationship between the officer or a family member of the officer and a vendor • the receipt of gifts by the officer or a family member of the officer from a vendor A local government officer must file a Conflicts Disclosure Statement with respect to a vendor if the vendor has an employment or other business relationship with the officer or with a member of the officers family (see below for more information on family members) that results in the officer or a family member receiving taxable income. A local government officer must also file a Conflicts Disclosure Statement with respect to a vendor if the vendor has given the officer or a member of the officers family one or more gifts (other than gifts of food, lodging, transportation or entertainment accepted as a guest) that have an aggregate value of more than $250, in the preceding 12-month period. (To satisfy the “guest” requirement for a gift of food, lodging, transportation or entertainmen
