Our system of representative government depends, in part, on citizens maintaining the highest trust in their officials and employees. The people have a right to have public officials and employees who are impartial and use independent judgment. The confidence and trust of the people erodes when the conduct of County business is subject to improper influence or even the appearance of improper influence. To guard against improper influence, the Montgomery County Public Ethics Law has been enacted.

directors, assistant directors, deputy directors, division chiefs, or persons of equivalent rank of any administrative department of the state; members of the board of commissioners on grievances and discipline of the supreme court and the ethics commission; every business manager, treasurer, or superintendent of a school district or educational service center; every person who is elected to or is a candidate for the office of member of a board of education, or of a governing board of an educati.

You are assessed a late filing fee equal to $10.00 per day, up to a maximum of $250.00. See R.C. 102.02(F). You may also be subject to criminal prosecution.

It is a criminal offense (fourth-degree misdemeanor) to knowingly fail to file a financial disclosure statement.

If you are an elected official or candidate for public office, you can get a blank financial disclosure statement from the public agency, the board of elections in your county, or the Ohio Ethics Commission. If you are not an elected official or candidate for a public office, you can get a blank financial disclosure statement from the public agency or the Ohio Ethics Commission.

The Commission does not fax blank financial disclosure statements. You may download a blank financial disclosure statement from the Ethics Commission Web site or contact the Commission, and the staff will mail you a blank form. Blank forms are also available from the public entity you serve and from county boards of elections.

Effective January 1, 2004, all filing fees were increased by $15.00. This applies to any statement due to be filed on or after January 1, 2004. The old fees apply to any statements that are required to be filed prior to January 1, 2004.

You may request a copy of a 2005, 2004, or 2003 financial disclosure statement, in person at the Commission offices or in writing. The address is: Ohio Ethics Commission, 8 East Long Street, 10th Floor, Columbus, Ohio, 43215. You may also call to request a statement at 614-466-7090. Copies are provided free of charge. Statements filed prior to 2003 are archived at the Ohio Historical Society, 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211.

It is a criminal offense (first-degree misdemeanor) to knowingly file a false financial disclosure statement. The Commission is required to review all confidential statements for the potential of a conflict of interest. The purpose of the Statement of Interest is to assist the Commission in identifying those potential conflicts of interest.

A Financial Disclosure Statement is the mechanism for an individual to disclose any personal financial interests that could be related to his or her research activities.

Washington University policies and Federal Regulations require these disclosures on an annual basis or as changes occur in your financial interests related to your research activities.

All faculty should complete the form. This includes full- and part-time faculty. In some instances this includes emeritus or adjunct faculty, if involved with sponsored research at the University. In addition, any individual listed as a key person on a sponsored research project regardless of appointment.

No. These officials and employees are specifically exempted from the filing requirement under R.C. 102.02(H). No. These officials and employees are specifically exempted from the filing requirement under R.C. 102.02(H). A financial disclosure filer is always required to provide financial information for the complete calendar year prior to the year in which she is filing, even if the filer was not a candidate in that year.

Political Action Committees (PACs). Reports are required of any multi-candidate political campaign committee, popularly know as a PAC, that participates in any state or local election. "Multi-Candidate committee" is defined as a committee that makes expenditures to support or oppose two or more candidates for public office or two or more measures in a referenda election.

A ] Do not attach tax returns, statements regarding IRAs and other retirement accounts, or statements regarding money market accounts. If you attach such documents to your financial disclosure statement, they will be returned to you. You must report the requisite information regarding these acccounts in the response area for the appropriate question in your financial disclosure statement. You may attach brokerage statements regarding other accounts.

A disclosure statement, as used in the real estate context, is a form the seller of a property must complete and provide to the buyer disclosing to the buyer all defects and various other information about the residential property.

Contributions. A reportable contribution is defined by the law as being "any advance, conveyance, deposit, distribution, transfer of funds, loan, loan guaranty, personal funds of a candidate, payment, gift, pledge or subscription, of money or like thing of value, and any contract, agreement, promise or other obligation. . . .made for the purpose of influencing a measure or nomination for election or the election of any person for public office. In-Kind Contributions.

Elections Forward. Campaign financial disclosure reports are available online. Go to www.tennesseeanytime.org/tncamp and click on the "Search Database" tab to find PAC and Candidate reports. Prior to 2004 Elections. In order to inspect or obtain copies of campaign financial disclosure statements filed by state candidates and PACs, you may come to the Registry's office or request copies by email or telephone. Copies of local candidates may be obtained at the local county election commission.