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Title 3 <br />3.12. 040 <br />J. No person and no County personnel shall commit or allow any breach <br />f confi <br />ntiality <br />as reyuired by this Code of Ethics in connection with any report or inve <br />tigatio <br />of a <br />violation. <br />K. No person and no County personnel shall knowingly and intentionally i <br />duce o <br />coerce <br />or attempt to induce or coerce anyone to violate any provision of this C <br />de of <br />hics. <br />L. No person and no County personnel shall knowingly file a false charge <br />r repo <br />of <br />violation of this Code of Ethics with the Hearing Officer. <br />(Ord. 2003-50 § l, 2003; Ord. 93-21 § 1(part), 1993; Ord. 82-52 § 2(part), 198 <br />; prior <br />ode <br />§ 6.01.030) <br />3.12.040 Financial Disclosure. <br />A. 1. All candidates for County elective office, within two weeks of beco <br />ing a <br />ndidate <br />as defined under RCW 42.17.020, as enacted or hereafter amended <br />nd all <br />rsons <br />recommended by a party central committee to the County Council <br />r appoi <br />tment <br />to a vacant elective County office, within five days of acceptance o <br />such <br />recommendation; shall file with the County Auditor a copy of the c <br />mplete <br />report <br />required to be filed under RCW 42.17.240, as enacted or hereafter <br />ended <br />and <br />commonly referred to as Form F-1 or F-1-A, which bears an origin <br />1 signat <br />re ofthe <br />person filing the report. All elected or appointed officials, on or be <br />ore the <br />ate <br />provided by State law, shall file with the County Auditor a copy of <br />he com <br />leted <br />report required to be filed under RCW 42.17.240, as enacted or her <br />after a <br />nded. <br />These reports shall be public documents filed in the Auditor's offic <br />. <br />2. In addition to the persons enumerated in subsection A1. above, the <br />County <br />ouncil <br />may, by ordinance, reyuire other County personnel to file with the <br />ounty <br />uditor a <br />copy of the report required to be filed by RCW 42.17.240, as enact <br />d or her <br />after <br />amended, and commonly referred to as Form F-1, which bears an o <br />iginal s' <br />nature <br />of the person filing the report. <br />B. It shall be sufficient to report whether amounts disclosed under subsect <br />on A. o <br />this <br />Section are: <br />1. Less than $1,000; <br />2. At least $1,000, but less than $5,000; <br />3. At least $5,000, but less than $10,000; <br />4. At least $ 10,000, but less than $25,000; <br />5. At least $25,000. <br />C. All elected or appointed officials shall make a report for each honorari m recei ed while <br />in office, including a description of services performed, date of payme , payor name <br />and address, and amount received, and shall file such report with the A ditor d ing <br />January of the next succeeding year after the honorarium is received. <br />(Ord. 82-52 § 2(part), 1982; prior Code § 6.01.040) <br />3.12.050 Administration of Reports. <br />With respect to those reports required to be filed under Section 3.12.040, th Coun Auditor <br />shall: <br />A. Provide forms for reports, statements, notices and other forms required and fu ish the <br />same to persons required to file such statements and reports; <br />B. Accept and file any information voluntarily supplied that exceeds the r quirem ts; <br />C. Make statements and reports filed available during regular office hours for pub c <br />inspection and copying upon written and signed request, and make cop ing fac ities <br />available at a charge not to exceed actual cost; <br />3.12 5 <br />144 <br />