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Ithaca advisory board reviews annual financial disclosure forms, flags late filing and incomplete entries
Summary
At its first meeting, the city advisory board reviewed annual financial disclosure statements, identified one late filing (Patrick Cool) and multiple blank fields to be clarified, and agreed to request follow‑up information, coordinate with the city attorney, and schedule a meeting with the human resources director before next April's review.
Members of the city advisory board met to conduct the annual review of financial disclosure statements required by City Code §55, examining timeliness, signatures and potential conflicts of interest. The presenter said most forms were filed and signed but that one—by Patrick Cool—had been entered in the system as filed late; the board recorded the late filing for its report and noted it has no statutory penalty to impose.
The board’s review focused on completeness and the substance of disclosures: employment, family members’ jobs and outside interests that could conflict with city business. Jim, who led the review, said the forms exist so the city attorney and common council can identify potential recusal or disclosure needs and that…
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