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Title 12 — ETHICS AND OPEN GOVERNMENT PROVISIONS›Chapter 12.19 — INCOME AND TIME DISCLOSURE

San Jose Municipal Code Part 1 Purpose and Interpretation

San Jose Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Jose

Cite as: San Jose Municipal Code Part 1 · Text as of 2026-10-04

12.19.010 - Purpose.

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.

(Ord. 27841.)

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12.19.020 - Interpretation.

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.

(Ord. 27841.)

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