The statement of economic interest filed under ORS § 244.050 shall be on a form prescribed by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. The public official or candidate filing the statement shall supply the information required by this section and ORS § 244.090, as follows:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 244.060

  • Business: means any corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual and any other legal entity operated for economic gain but excluding any income-producing not-for-profit corporation that is tax exempt under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code with which a public official or a relative of the public official is associated only as a member or board director or in a nonremunerative capacity. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
  • Candidate: means an individual for whom a declaration of candidacy, nominating petition or certificate of nomination to public office has been filed or whose name is printed on a ballot or is expected to be or has been presented, with the individual's consent, for nomination or election to public office. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Honorarium: means a payment or something of economic value given to a public official in exchange for services upon which custom or propriety prevents the setting of a price. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
  • Income: means income of any nature derived from any source, including, but not limited to, any salary, wage, advance, payment, dividend, interest, rent, honorarium, return of capital, forgiveness of indebtedness, or anything of economic value. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
  • Legislative or administrative interest: means an economic interest, distinct from that of the general public, in:

    (a) Any matter subject to the decision or vote of the public official acting in the public official's capacity as a public official; or

    (b) Any matter that would be subject to the decision or vote of the candidate who, if elected, would be acting in the capacity of a public official. See Oregon Statutes 244.020

  • Member of the household: means any person who resides with the public official or candidate. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Public official: means the First Partner and any person who, when an alleged violation of this chapter occurs, is serving the State of Oregon or any of its political subdivisions or any other public body as defined in ORS § 174. See Oregon Statutes 244.020
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statement of economic interest: means a statement as described by ORS § 244. See Oregon Statutes 244.020

(1) The names of all positions as officer of a business and business directorships held by the public official or candidate or a member of the household of the public official or candidate during the preceding calendar year, and the principal address and a brief description of each business.

(2) All names under which the public official or candidate and members of the household of the public official or candidate do business and the principal address and a brief description of each business.

(3) The names, principal addresses and brief descriptions of the sources of income received during the preceding calendar year by the public official or candidate or a member of the household of the public official or candidate that produce 10 percent or more of the total annual household income.

(4)(a) A list of all real property in which the public official or candidate or a member of the household of the public official or candidate has or has had any personal, beneficial ownership interest during the preceding calendar year, any options to purchase or sell real property, including a land sales contract, and any other rights of any kind in real property located within the geographic boundaries of the governmental agency of which the public official holds, or the candidate if elected would hold, an official position or over which the public official exercises, or the candidate if elected would exercise, any authority.

(b) This subsection does not require the listing of the principal residence of the public official or candidate.

(5) All expenses with an aggregate value exceeding $50 received by the public official during the preceding calendar year when participating in a convention, mission, trip or other meeting described in ORS § 244.020 (7)(b)(F), including the name and address of the organization, unit of government, tribe or corporation paying the expenses, the nature of the event and the date and amount of the expense.

(6) All expenses with an aggregate value exceeding $50 received by the public official during the preceding calendar year when participating in a mission, negotiations or economic development activities described in ORS § 244.020 (7)(b)(H), including the name and address of the person paying the expenses, the nature of the event and the date and amount of the expenditure.

(7) All honoraria and other items allowed under ORS § 244.042 with a value exceeding $15 that are received by the public official, candidate or member of the household of the public official or candidate during the preceding calendar year, the provider of each honorarium or item and the date and time of the event for which the honorarium or item was received.

(8) The name, principal address and brief description of each source of income exceeding an aggregate amount of $1,000, whether or not taxable, received by the public official or candidate, or a member of the household of the public official or candidate, during the preceding calendar year, if the source of that income is derived from an individual or business that has a legislative or administrative interest or that has been doing business, does business or could reasonably be expected to do business with the governmental agency of which the public official holds, or the candidate if elected would hold, an official position or over which the public official exercises, or the candidate if elected would exercise, any authority.

(9)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the name, principal address and brief description of each source of income received during the preceding calendar year by a business identified under subsections (1) and (2) of this section if:

(A) The source of income has a legislative or administrative interest or has been doing business, does business or could reasonably be expected to do business with the governmental agency of which the public official holds, or the candidate if elected would hold, an official position or over which the public official exercises, or the candidate if elected would exercise, any authority; and

(B) Ten percent or more of the total gross annual income of the business identified under subsections (1) and (2) of this section comes from the source of income.

(b)(A) This subsection does not require the public official or candidate filing the statement to supply information that the public official or candidate has a statutory duty to keep privileged or confidential if the public official or candidate complies with the procedure set forth in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.

(B) If the public official or candidate has a statutory duty to keep privileged or confidential information otherwise required to be disclosed under this subsection, the public official or candidate shall:

(i) Make a formal request to each source of income for which the statutory duty exists, asking if the public official or candidate has the permission of the source of income to make the disclosure required under this subsection;

(ii) File a signed statement with the commission stating that the public official or candidate has made the formal request described in sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph; and

(iii) Report each source of income that responds in the affirmative to the request made under sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph within 10 business days of receiving the request.

(c) A public official or candidate shall be deemed to be in compliance with supplying the information required under this subsection if the public official or candidate:

(A) Accurately submits the information required under this subsection; or

(B)(i) Makes a formal request to each source of income that provided 10 percent or more of the total gross annual income of the business identified under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, asking if that source of income has a legislative or administrative interest or has been doing business, does business or could reasonably be expected to do business with the governmental agency of which the public official holds, or the candidate if elected would hold, an official position or over which the public official exercises, or the candidate if elected would exercise, any authority; and

(ii) Reports each source of income that responds in the affirmative to the request made under sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph. [1974 c.72 § 5; 1975 c.543 § 4; 1987 c.566 § 11; 1991 c.770 § 7; 1993 c.743 § 12; 2003 c.14 § 116; 2007 c.877 § 19; 2009 c.68 § 6; 2015 c.620 § 5; 2023 c.392 § 1]

 

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