When must a local government officer file a conflicts disclosure statement?
A local government officer must file a conflicts disclosure statement with respect to a vendor if the vendor has an employment or other business relationship with the officer or with a member of the officer’s family (see below for more information on family members) that results in the officer or a family member receiving taxable income.

A local government officer must also file a conflicts disclosure statement with respect to a vendor if the vendor has given the officer or a member of the officer’s family 1 or more gifts (other than gifts of food, lodging, transportation, or entertainment accepted as a guest) that have an aggregate value of more than $250 in the preceding 12 month period. (To satisfy the “guest” requirement for a gift of food, lodging, transportation, or entertainment, the host must be present.) Please note that the requirement to file upon receiving gifts, and the thresholds regarding gifts, do not imply that it is permissible under the law to receive such gifts. Under the city’s gift ordinance gifts from vendors would ordinarily be prohibited.

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1. What is H.B. 914?
2. Who is a local government officer for purposes of H.B 914?
3. Who is a city vendor for purposes of H.B 914?
4. When must a local government officer file a conflicts disclosure statement?
5. How is the 12 month period calculated with respect to the gifts threshold?
6. What does H.B. 914 mean by "a family member of a local government officer?"
7. When are conflicts disclosure statements and questionnaires filed, and what is the deadline for filing?
8. Where can I get a form?
9. What is the penalty for failing to file?
10. Where should vendors go for assistance?