Every appointed or elected officer or municipal employee who is an officer, director, agent, or employee or the owner of a substantial interest in any business entity which is subject to the regulation of the municipality in which he is an elected or appointed officer or municipal employee shall disclose the position held and the nature and value of his interest upon first becoming appointed, elected, or employed by the municipality, and again at any time thereafter if the elected or appointed officer’s or municipal employee’s position in the business entity has changed significantly or if the value of his interest in the entity has increased significantly since the last disclosure.
Business entity: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, joint venture, corporation, firm, trust, foundation, or other organization or entity used in carrying on a business. See Utah Code 10-3-1303
Elected officer: means a person:
(a)
elected or appointed to the office of mayor, commissioner, or council member; or
(b)
who is considered to be elected to the office of mayor, commissioner, or council member by a municipal legislative body in accordance with Section 20A-1-206. See Utah Code 10-3-1303
Governing body: means collectively the legislative body and the executive of any municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
a metro township as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403 unless the term is used in the context of authorizing, governing, or otherwise regulating the provision of municipal services. See Utah Code 10-1-104
Substantial interest: means the ownership, either legally or equitably, by an individual, the individual's spouse, or the individual's minor children, of at least 10% of the outstanding shares of a corporation or 10% interest in any other business entity. See Utah Code 10-3-1303
(2)
The disclosure shall be made in a sworn statement filed with the mayor. The mayor shall report the substance of all such disclosure statements to the members of the governing body, or may provide to the members of the governing body copies of the disclosure statement within 30 days after the statement is received by him.
(3)
This section does not apply to instances where the value of the interest does not exceed $2,000. Life insurance policies and annuities may not be considered in determining the value of any such interest.
