The Council proposes more stringent guidelines regarding the personal and family financial interests of the Mayor and County Council members. Within ten days after election or appointment, the Mayor and Council members shall file a disclosure form reporting all ownership in businesses doing business with the County and begin divesting themselves of such conflicting interests. The County shall provide a form to document ownership and disposition of such interests. The prosecution of a violation pursuant to this section shall be commenced within two years after commitment of the violation. Material to be repealed is bracketed.
New material is underscored.
In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material and underscoring need not be included. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.