A county official shall be deemed to have a financial interest in a decision and shall disclose such financial interest if he or she:

1. Has a property interest in any real property affected by a rezoning action upon which that official's local government will have the duty to consider or,
2. Has a financial interest in any business entity which has a property interest in any real property affected by a rezoning action which that official's local government will have the duty to consider; or
3. Has a member of the family having any interest described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this section, shall immediately disclose the nature and extent of such interest, in writing, to the Board of Commissioners.

The county official who has an interest as defined in paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of Section 14.1 of this ordinance, shall disqualify himself from voting on the rezoning action. The disqualified county official shall not take any other action on behalf of himself or any other person to influence action on the application for rezoning. Disclosures provided for in the section shall be a public record and available for public inspection at any time during normal working hours.

(Ord. of 12-8-2020, § 1(Exh. A))

14.2.1 When any applicant for zoning action has made, within two (2) years immediately preceding the filing of the applicant's application for the rezoning action, campaign contributions aggregating $250.00 or more to a local government official who will consider the application, it shall be the duty of the applicant to file within 10 days of the filing of the application a disclosure report with the Board of Commissioners showing:

14.2.1.1 The name and official position of the local government official to whom the campaign contribution was made; and

14.2.1.2 The dollar amount and description of each campaign contribution made by the applicant to the local government official during the two years immediately preceding the filing of the application for the rezoning action and the date of each such contribution.

14.2.2 When any opponent of a rezoning action has made, within two years immediately preceding the filing of the rezoning action being opposed, campaign contributions aggregating $250.00 or more to a local government official which will consider the application, it shall be the duty of the opponent to file a disclosure with the governing authority of the respective local government showing:

14.2.2.1 The name and official position of the local government official to whom the campaign contribution was made; and

14.2.2.2 The dollar amount and description of each campaign contribution made by the opponent to the local government official during the two years immediately preceding the filing of the application for the rezoning action and the date of each such contribution.

14.2.3 Any disclosure required by § 14.2.2 shall be filed at least five (5) calendar days prior to the first hearing by the local government or any of its agencies on the rezoning application.

14.2.4 Any person knowingly failing to comply with the disclosure requirements or violating the provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. of 12-8-2020, § 1(Exh. A))