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Boyle County Fiscal Court adopts revised ethics ordinance, agrees to extend filing window for disclosure form
Summary
The Boyle County Fiscal Court approved a second reading of ordinance 2 80.5, removing a post‑term filing requirement and agreeing to accept the county disclosure form with no penalties for filings received by March 15 while the form is revised.
The Boyle County Fiscal Court on a voice vote approved the second reading of ordinance 2 80.5, a revision to the county's ethics ordinance that removes a sentence requiring elected officials to file a county disclosure form the year after their term concludes.
The change was approved after a lengthy discussion about the county's SOPHIE disclosure form and how the county should handle incomplete or confusing returns. Court members voiced frustration about repeated administrative work when disclosure forms are returned for small omissions and directed the ethics commission and staff to simplify the form.
Judge Executive Trillie L. Bonham read the ordinance change and the…
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