City Officers, Employees, and Filing Officers
- March 15, 2022 Notice: New Behested Payment Provisions of City Law Effective January 23, 2022
New Behested Payment Provisions of City Law Effective January 23, 2022 This reminder notice is being provided to all Elected officials, Department Heads, Board and City Commission members, and Conflict of Interest Code-designated employees who are required to file their Annual Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700) electronically by April 1st. The behested payment content […]
- March 4, 2022 Notice: 2022 Statement of Incompatible Activities Annual Distribution Reminder
Ethics Commission 2022 Reminder Notice – Departmental Statements of Incompatible Activities March 4, 2022 To: All Department Heads, Members of Boards and Commissions, and City Employees From: LeeAnn Pelham, Executive Director, Ethics Commission Re: Departmental Statement of Incompatible Activities As public servants, each of us performs a vital role in serving the City and County […]
- February 7, 2022 Notice: Annual Form 700 Due April 1, 2022
Your Annual Form 700 Filing is Due by April 1, 2022 This notification is to inform you that Your Annual Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) is due no later than Friday, April 1, 2022. The Political Reform Act requires certain officials, employees, and consultants who serve in positions designated in an agency’s conflict-of-interest code […]
- January 3, 2022 Notice: Form 700 E-Filing is Now LIVE!
Dear Department Heads and Departmental Filing Officers: Happy New Year! We are happy to share news that E-Filing for all designated Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) filers has now officially launched! Effective immediately, paper filings will no longer be accepted for Form 700 filings by Conflict of Interest Code-designated filers. All Form 700 filings […]
- November 18 2021 Notice: Form 700 E-Filing Expansion to Launch January 1, 2022
Designated Form 700 Filer: You are receiving this important communication from the Ethics Commission because you occupy a position that your department head has designated in the City’s Conflict of Interest Code to file the Statement of Economic Interests, also known as Form 700, and the process you use to file your Form 700 will […]
- September 24 2021 Notice: Action Requested | THANK YOU & FAQs ANSWERED re: Designated Form 700 Filer Worksheets (Ethics Commission)
Departmental Filing Officers: Thank you for submitting your worksheets confirming your Form 700 designated filers last week. This was a critical step in the transition to electronic filing (“e-filing”) beginning January ’22 for your designated filers who presently file on paper. My office is in the process of reviewing and validating information you’ve provided, and […]
- September 7 2021 Notice: Action Requested | September 15 Deadline to Confirm your Department’s Code-Designated Form 700 Filers for Transition to E-Filing
Dear Colleagues: cc: Departmental Filing Officers I am writing today to let you know that the Ethics Commission has not yet received a submission from your department confirming your department’s Conflict of Interest Code (“COI”) designated Form 700 filers. As detailed in prior notices from our office this summer, this information is necessary to successfully […]
- August 25 2021 Notice: Important Reminder to Confirm your Form 700 Designated Filers by September 15th
Department Heads and Filing Officers: On Monday, August 2nd, the Ethics Commission sent out a communication to departments with the subject line [Ethics Form 700 E-Filing Expansion Project | Confirm your Form 700 Designated Filers by September 15th] seeking action on critical next steps in the transition to electronic filing for all Form 700 designated […]
- August 2, 2021 Notice: Ethics Form 700 E-Filing Expansion Project – Confirm your Form 700 Designated Filers by September 15th
Department Heads and Filing Officers: This notice seeks your department’s action on critical next steps in the transition to electronic filing for all Form 700 designated filers on January 1, 2022. Effective January 1, 2022, employees occupying designated positions (“designed filers”) identified in Sections 3.1-103(d) and 3.1-108 of the City’s Conflict of Interest Code will […]
- July 15, 2021 Notice: Form 700 E-Filing Expansion – Confirm Your Filing Officer Designations by AUGUST 17
Department Heads: Last month’s email from our Executive Director, LeeAnn Pelham, announced that effective January 1, 2022, employees occupying designated positions in the City’s Conflict of Interest Code, who currently file their Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700) statements on paper, will be required to file their statements in electronic format using the Ethics Commission’s […]
Candidates, Committees, and Treasurers
- Semi-Annual Campaign Finance Disclosure Statement Due January 31, 2022
Each committee must file their semi-annual campaign disclosure statement by January 31, 2022. Depending on the last filed report, the statement may cover one of the following periods: If a committee filed a statement in 2021: from the day following the ending period of the committee’s last filed campaign finance disclosure statement through December 31, […]
- December 12, 2019 Notice: Operative Voter-Approved Legislation Proposition F
Candidates for City Elective Office, Political Committees, Treasurers and Other Compliance Professionals: Click here to download Click to access Notice-of-Operative-Voter-Approved-Legislation-Proposition-F-12.12.2019.pdf
- November 8, 2019 Notice: New Electronic Filing Process and Media Submission Requirements
Political Committees: This notice is to inform you that effective December 4, 2019, the following SFEC Forms will be required to be filed electronically via the Ethics Commission’s Netfile software or a compatible third-party reporting product: SFEC-161 – Itemized Disclosure Statement for Mass Mailings SFEC-162 – Electioneering Communications Report SFEC-163 – Member Communication Report Furthermore, the […]
- July 12, 2019 Notice: New Filing Requirements and Compliance Tools
Candidates for City Elective Office, Committees, Treasurers, and Other Compliance Professionals: Click here to download Click to access ACAO-Memo_Campaigns_20190712.pdf