17-16a-5 - Compensation for assistance in transaction involving county -- Public disclosure and filing required.
17-16a-5. Compensation for assistance in transaction involving county -- Publicdisclosure and filing required.
(1) No elected or appointed officer may receive or agree to receive compensation forassisting any person or business entity in any transaction involving the county in which he is anofficer unless he files with the county legislative body a sworn statement giving the informationrequired by this section, and discloses in open meeting to the members of the body of which he isa member, immediately prior to the discussion, the information required by Subsection (3).
(2) The statement required to be filed by this section shall be filed 10 days prior to thedate of any agreement between the elected or appointed officer and the person or business entitybeing assisted or 10 days prior to the receipt of compensation by the business entity. Thestatement is public information and is available for examination by the public.
(3) The statement and disclosure shall contain the following information:
(a) the name and address of the officer;
(b) the name and address of the person or business entity being or to be assisted, or inwhich the appointed or elected official has a substantial interest; and
(c) a brief description of the transaction as to which service is rendered or is to berendered and of the nature of the service performed or to be performed.
Amended by Chapter 227, 1993 General Session