Conflicts Disclosure Statement
House Bill (H.B.) 914, passed during the 2005 State of Texas Legislative
session, became effective on January 1, 2006. The bill enacts Local
Government Code Chapter 176.
It requires that Mayors, Councilmembers, City Managers or Administrators,
and certain other City Officials (all referred to as “City
Officer” on this page) must file a “conflicts disclosure
statement” with a City’s Records Administrator, traditionally
the City Secretary, within seven days of becoming aware of either
of the following situations:
1.) A city officer or the officer’s family member has an
employment or business relationship that results in taxable income
with a person who has contracted with the city or with whom the
city is considering doing business.
2.) A city officer or the officer’s family member receives
and accepts one or more gifts with an aggregate value of $250 in
the preceding 12 months from a person who conducts business or is
being considered for business with the officer’s city.
The bill also requires a vendor that wishes to conduct business
or be considered for business with a city to file a “conflict
of interest questionnaire.”
The bill provides that failure to file the statement or questionnaire
is punishable as a class C misdemeanor.
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