Chapter 12.19 — INCOME AND TIME DISCLOSURE

The purposes of this chapter are to (1) provide disclosure of the time spent by elected officials in rendering services unrelated to their duties of office for which the elected official is compensated so that the public is informed of these activities; and (2) to avoid actual and apparent conflicts of interest that result from income earned by the elected official for these services.

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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the terms and provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted in accordance with the applicable definitions and provisions of the Political Reform Act of 1974, Government Code Section 81000 et seq., as amended, and the regulations of the California fair political practices commission, as amended.

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Part 2 - DEFINITIONS

The definitions set forth in this part shall govern the application and interpretation of this chapter.

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"Business entity" means any organization or enterprise including, but not limited to, a proprietorship, partnership, firm, business trust, joint venture, syndicate, corporation, association, or nonprofit organization, if the business entity or any parent, subsidiary, or otherwise related business entity has an interest in real property in San José, or does business or plans to do business or has done business in San José at any time during the two years prior to the date the disclosure statement is required to be filed.

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"Business position" means a position in any business entity in which the elected official is a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or holds any position of management

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"Governmental agency" includes a state, local, or federal government agency.

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"Income" for the purposes of this chapter shall mean payment earned for services rendered that are unrelated to the duties of office. Income may include, but not be limited to, salary, wages, tips, professional fees, commissions, contingency fees, success fees, bonuses or awards. The income shall be the gross amount earned before deducting losses, expenses, taxes, or amounts reinvested in a business entity. Income shall not include any interest in the community property of a spouse or property of a registered domestic partner.

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"Disclosure statement" means the report specified in Section 12.19.320 of this chapter.

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"Elected official" means any of the members of the city council including the mayor who held his or her office during any portion of a reporting period.

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"Filing date" means the fifteenth day of the month following the last day of the reporting period. If the filing date is a weekend day or a holiday, the filing date shall be the next day on which the city clerk's office is open to conduct business.

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"Reporting period" means each calendar quarter, except that the first reporting period under this chapter shall be the month of September 2006.

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"Reporting year" means the twelve calendar months of each year except that the first reporting year shall commence on September 1, 2006 and shall conclude on December 31, 2006. Each reporting year

thereafter shall commence on January 1 and shall conclude on December 31.

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