Financial Disclosure Appeal Decision The Conflicts of Interest Board has rendered an order and decision concerning the financial disclosure appeal of claims specialists in the New York City Office of the Comptroller. This decision discusses the category of City employees who are required to file financial disclosure reports as a result of their duties and responsibilities concerning contracts. A link to the decision is below. COIB Decision and Order -- 7/14/09
ATTENTION CANDIDATES: MANDATORY FILING OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS WITH THE NEW YORK CITY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BOARD If you are running as a candidate for City office in 2009, you are required by law to file a financial disclosure report with the Conflicts of Interest Board (see Section 12-110 (b)(2) of the New York City Administrative Code). The report asks for information concerning your financial interests and outside activities during the preceding calendar year (2008). You may obtain this report by clicking on the link below or by contacting the Conflicts of Interest Board by e-mail at efiling@coib.nyc.gov or by telephone at (212) 442-1400. Your Financial Disclosure Report must be hand delivered or sent by Certified Mail/Return Receipt Requested to the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board, 2 Lafayette Street, Room 1010, New York, NY 10007. (Do not send your report to the Board of Elections.)
YOUR 2008 FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BOARD NO LATER THAN THE LAST DAY FOR FILING YOUR NOMINATING PETITIONS.
A candidate who hand delivers the report will receive a time-stamped copy of the first page of the report, which acknowledges receipt of the 2008 financial disclosure report. A candidate must request a certification of compliance when submitting the financial disclosure report. A certification of compliance certifies that the candidate has filed with the Conflicts of Interest Board all required financial disclosure reports (the 2008 report as well as any other financial disclosure reports the candidate was required to file) and fulfilled any other obligations required by Section 12-110 of the New York City Administrative Code. Please be advised that candidates are required to present a copy of this certification to the Campaign Finance Board to obtain matching funds. Candidates may return to the Conflicts of Interest Board office after submitting their financial disclosure report to obtain their certification or may send an authorized designee to do so on their behalf. It will take the Conflicts of Interest Board approximately 2-3 days to provide the certification.
SECTION 12-110(G)(1) OF THE NEW YORK CITY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PROVIDES FOR THE IMPOSITION OF A MINIMUM FINE OF $250 FOR FAILURE
TO FILE A FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT. FAILURE TO FILE A FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE REPORT IS A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT
FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR AND A CIVIL PENALTY OF $10,000,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12-110(G)(2) OF THE NEW YORK CITY
Candidate Report Instructions Candidate Report
To Disclose or Not to Disclose: Travel Expenses Below, you will find an interactive exercise you may use to see if a particular travel expense reimbursement must be disclosed on your Financial Disclosure form.