Columbus City Code Section 2321.56 requires every office holder, candidate and person appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term of elective office to file financial disclosure statements with the City in addition to filings required by the Ohio Ethics Commission.
In addition, pursuant to Executive Order 2016-01, the Mayor may require other public officials or employees whose positions include a substantial and material exercise of administrative discretion in the formulation of public policy, expenditure of public funds, enforcement of laws and rules of the state or city, or the execution of other public trusts to file financial disclosure statements.
FORMS:
The City of Columbus requires the same form issued by the Ohio Ethics Commission.
The City of Columbus filing is to be accompanied by a one-page addendum for description(s) of any gifts over $75.00, ONLY if the gift was received from one of the following sources:
- Any person with whom the office holder, candidate, or designated employee, or office holder’s, candidate’s, or designated employee’s immediate family*, does business;
- Any person who is a creditor of over one thousand dollars ($1,000) of, or a debtor of over one thousand dollars ($1,000) to, the office holder, candidate, or designated employee;
- Any person with whom the office holder, candidate, or designated employee has an investment, other than a primary residence or real property held primarily for personal recreation, of over one thousand dollars ($1,000);
- Any person that has another fiduciary relationship, such as co-owner or proprietorship of a corporation, trust, business trust, partnership, or association, with an office holder, candidate, or designated employee.
*A “family member” includes the following relatives, regardless of where they reside: spouse; children (whether dependent or not); siblings; parents; grandparents; and grandchildren. It also includes any other person related by blood or marriage and living in the same household.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING:
The financial disclosure statement and related addendum (if applicable) should be emailed to EthicsFilings@columbus.gov.
INFORMATION FILES:
2024 Ethics Financial Disclosure Calendar(PDF, 106KB)
Executive Order 2016-01(PDF, 1MB)
City of Columbus Ordinance 0086-2016(PDF, 157KB)
Ohio Ethics Commission Financial Disclosure Form(PDF, 704KB)
Ohio Ethics Commission Financial Disclosure Fact Sheet(PDF, 114KB)
City of Columbus Financial Disclosure Addendum(PDF, 284KB)
City of Columbus Financial Disclosure FAQs(PDF, 120KB)