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• Has received one or more gifts from that person, other t an g <br />lodging, transportation or entertainment accepted as a gu st, tl <br />aggregate value of more than $250 in the 12-month peri d pri <br />date the officer becomes aware that: <br />(A) A contract between the City and the p~rson <br />executed; or <br />(B) The City is considering doing business with <br />• In Chapter 176: <br />of food, <br />have an <br />,ding the <br />been <br />"Local government officer" means a member of the go eming ody of a <br />localgovernmententityoradirector,superintendent,admini trator, resident <br />or other person designated as the executive officer of the I cal go ernment <br />entity; and <br />"Loca/ government entity" means the City or a I cal go ernment <br />corporation, board, commission, district or authority to whi h a me ber has <br />been appointed by the Mayor or the City Council. Organiz tions s h as the <br />Texas Municipal League are excluded from this definition. <br />• The state and its political subdivisions, the federal govern ent a foreign <br />governments are excluded from the requirements of Cha ter 176. County <br />governments, school districts, junior college districts ARE i clude within its <br />provisions, however. <br />• Chapter 176 applies to a person who contracts or seeks t contr ct for the <br />sale or purchase of property, goods, or services with a I cal go ernment <br />entity or an agent of such person. There is no minimum ontra amounf <br />under this statute! <br />• The disclosure form to be filed by a local government officer is pre ribed by <br />the Texas Ethics Commission and may be ownlo ded at <br />www. eth i cs . s tate . tx. u s. <br />• A disclosure statement must be filed not later than 5 p.m. o <br />the date the officer becomes aware of the facts that requi <br />statement. <br />• Failure to file the required disclosure statement is a Class <br />The statement must be made under oath under penalty o1 <br />A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $4 <br />jail, or both). <br />• Chapter 176 also imposes an obligation to file a disclosu <br />persons who do business or seek to do business with the <br />K:\ETH ICS\RDC3116A <br />the 7` <br />day after <br />e the fi <br />ng of the <br />C misd <br />meanor. <br />perjurl <br />, (a C/ass <br />000, o <br />e year in <br />e form <br />on those <br />City. <br />PAGE 11 <br />16 <br />