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St. Mary's County Ethics Ordinance Pag 8 of 9 2. An official or employee who leaves one office identified in Subsection A hereof for another such office shall not be required to file a financial discloswe statement in acco dance with Subsection A above if the official or employee has filed the currently required atement in the former position or office. G. AII financial disclosure statements required by this section shall be on a form proided by the Commission and shall be signed and sworn to before a notary public by the person required to file. Elected officials and employees of St. Mary's Counry listed in Subsection 6 xl) shall disclose the information concerning the interests of said person a described in Su paragraphs 6(G)(1) through 6(G)(5) below. Appointees to voluntary boazds and commissio listed in Subsection 6(A)(2) shall disclose only those interests as described in Subparagra hs 6(G)(1) through 6(G)(5) below that create a relationship, direct or indirect, lease or contra t, with the board, committee, or commission for which the person is a member. 1. Interests in real property. a. A listing of all real property, wherever located, in which the person has n interest, including the location of the property by either street address, mailing address or otherwise, and also including its size in acres or square footage or its dimens ons; b. The nature of the property (whether residential, commercial, industrial, et and the extent of the interest held, including any conditions thereto and encumbran es thereon; i.e., moRgages, liens, life estate, reversionary interest, etc.; and c. The identity of any other person with an interest in the property. 2. Interests in business entities. a. The name and address of all business entities in which a financial interest as defined herein was held at any time during the reporting period, whether or not t e business entiry does business with the county. b. If any business entity listed in response to the reporting requirement in ubsection G(2)(a) above is either doing business with the county or doing business in t county or is the owner of real property in the counry, then the names and addresses of ]t partners, shareholders or other investos holding a five percent (5%) or greater owner hip interest in such entity or entities shall be listed if legally and reasonably ascertain ble. Such disclosure shall not be required where the business entiry is a publicty hel company traded on a national stock exchange. 3. Gifts received during the reporting period from persons or business entities doi g business with the county and as to each such gift the nature and value thereof, the identity f the donor from whom or on behalf of whom, directly or indQectly, it was received and if given to another person at the direction of the official or employee required to file, the ide tity of that person. 4. Any offce, directorship, partnership or salaried employment in any business ntity held during the reporting period other than those listed in response to Subsections G( ) and G(3) above in which an interest was held. 5. The name and address of any person to whom or entity to which the off5cial or e ployee was indebted at any time during the reporting period. For the purpose of this subsection, "indebtedness" does not include retail credit accounts or any liability of less than $,000. H. When April 30 or any other deadline for filing in this Section falls on a Saturday, Sun ay or legal holiday, the financia l disclosure filing date shall be extended to the next working day. SECTION 7.- PUBLIC INSPECTION All statements, registrations and reports filed pursuant to this Ordinance shall be mainta ed by the Commission and shall be made available during normal office hours for examination and copy ng by the public, subject, however, to such reasonable fees and administrative procedures as the Comm ssion may establish from time to time. These documents shall be retained for four (4) years from the date of re eipt. Any person examining and/or copying a financial disclosure statement shall be require to record his/her name, telephone number, home address and the name of the person whose financial discbsure statement was examined and/or copied. This record shall be forwazded to the person whose financia disclosure statement is so examined or copied. SF.CTION S.- LOBBYING DISCLOSURE A. Any person who lobbies a St. Mary's County official or employee and who, in conn ction with such lobbying, expends or reasonably expects to expend in a given calendar year i excess of $500 on gifts, including but not limited to meals, tickets, admission passes, awards honoraria 1. 70