§ 26-1. Penalties for violation of chapter.

Any officer, official, candidate or employee who fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter shall be subject to admonishment or reprimand and a record of noncompliance shall be furnished to the city clerk for report to the city council. Violations of this chapter shall carry the penalties set forth in the Charter for violations of the general provisions of this Code. Before imposing a penalty arising out of alleged violations of the financial disclosure provisions, a person shall be given an opportunity to amend financial disclosure information to comply with this chapter. Notice of any discrepancy discovered in the finance disclosures provided and an opportunity to amend shall be given to the affected official, officer, candidate or employee by the city council. Both the original and amended disclosure forms will remain as a public record. For a serious, nontechnical and material violation or for repeated violations of this chapter, an officer, official, candidate or employee may be removed from office, position or ballot, but only after a decision of the city council, pursuant to advertised public hearing and procedural due process afforded quasi-judicial hearings, or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(Ord. No. 99-27, § 1(4-11), 2-23-1999)