Section 10. Ethics

TX Civ Stat § 10 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 10. ETHICS. (a) A local organizing committee that submits a request under Section 7(a) of this Act must:

(1) affirm as a part of that request that it is fully in compliance with the ethical guidelines set forth in all contracts entered into and rules adopted by the applicable site selection organization, including the site selection organization's requirements regarding disclosure of any financial interest by a director, officer, or senior-level employee of the local organizing committee in any proposed transaction with the local organizing committee;

(2) not later than the 15th day of the first month following each calendar quarter, file with the secretary of the endorsing municipality for which the local organizing committee submits a request:

(A) a certification that the local organizing committee continues to be in compliance with the ethical guidelines described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection; and

(B) a report of contributions to and expenditures by the local organizing committee in the manner described by Subsection (b) of this section; and

(3) file with the secretary of the endorsing municipality on April 15 of each year a copy of each financial statement required to be submitted by a local organizing committee or a member of a local organizing committee to the United States Olympic Committee during the preceding calendar year.

(b) A report made under Subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section must include:

(1) for each contribution made to a local organizing committee:

(A) the contributor's full name and address;

(B) the date of the contribution;

(C) whether the contribution is cash, made by check, or in-kind; and

(D) the amount or market value of the contribution; and

(2) for each expenditure made by a local organizing committee:

(A) the full name and address of the person who receives payment of the expenditure;

(B) the date of the expenditure;

(C) the purpose of the expenditure; and

(D) the amount of the expenditure.

(c) The endorsing municipality for which a local organizing committee submits a request under Section 7(a) of this Act must have a comprehensive ethics code establishing standards of conduct, disclosure requirements, and enforcement mechanisms relating to city officials and employees before the department may consider the request.