§ 23-146. Definitions.

For purposes of this division, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1)

"Business" shall mean any corporation, company, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, business, organization, self-employed individual, holding company, trust, or any other legal entity or person.

(2)

"Financial disclosure statement" shall mean the form prescribed by the department of human resources in accordance with this division and all of the information as provided by the person required to file the statement on or attached to said form.

a.

"Financial disclosure statement" for members of the Jefferson Parish Council and the parish president shall mean the financial statement form prescribed by R.S. 42:1124.2, the financial disclosure addendum form prescribed by section 23-145(g) of this division, and all of the information as provided by the person required to file the statement on or attached to the forms.

b.

"Financial disclosure statement" for all unclassified "at-will" employees and officers of Jefferson Parish whose positions are under the executive pay plan for the Parish of Jefferson, and employees in the Jefferson Parish Office of the Inspector General shall mean the form prescribed by section 23-145(f) of this division and all of the information as provided by the person required to file the statement on or attached to said form.

(3)

a.

"Income" for a business shall mean gross income less both of the following:

i.

Costs of goods sold.

ii.

Operating expenses.

b.

"Income" for a person required to file shall mean taxable income and shall not include any income received pursuant to a life insurance policy.

(4)

"Immediate family" or shall mean the children, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, parents, spouse, mother-in-law and/or father-in-law of the person required to file.

(5)

"Parish contractor" shall mean any person or business which is party to a contract with the Parish of Jefferson or with any of parish's political subdivisions, including, but not limited to, any parish agencies, divisions or special district. "Parish contractor" shall also include any principal, owner, employee, lobbyist or agent of any such person or business.

(6)

"Parish employee" shall mean any Jefferson Parish unclassified "at-will" employee or officer of Jefferson Parish whose position is under the executive pay plan for the Parish of Jefferson.

(7)

"Person required to file" shall mean any Jefferson Parish unclassified "at-will" employee or officer of Jefferson Parish whose position is under the executive pay plan for the Parish of Jefferson who is so employed as of May 15th of each year; any employee in the Jefferson Parish Office of the Inspector General who is so employed as of May 15th of each year; and the parish president and each Jefferson Parish Councilmember who is serving in such capacity as of May 15th of each year.

(8)

"Spouse" shall mean the husband or wife of any person required to file or any person with whom the person required to file has been living in open concubinage for at least one (1) year prior to the date on which said person submits the financial disclosure statement as required by this division.

(Ord. No. 23831, § 1, 6-9-10; Ord. No. 25505 , § 2, 1-31-18)