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vendor
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business
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local
governmental
entity
OFFICE
USE
ONLY
This
questionnaire
reflects
changes
made
to
the
law
by
H.S.
23,
84th
Leg.,
Regular
Session.
This
has
vendor
By
law
questionnaire
a
business
this
meets
questionnaire
requirements
relationship
is
being
must
filed
under
as
be
in
defined
filed
accordance
Section
with
by
176.006(a).
the
Section
with
records
Chapter
176.001(1-a)
administrator
176,
Local
with
of
a
the
Government
local
local
governmental
governmental
Code,
by
a
entity
entity
vendor
and
not
who
later
the
Date
Received
than
the
7th
business
day
after
the
date
the
vendor
becomes
aware
of
facts
that
require
the
statement
to
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filed.
See
Section
176.006(a-1),
Local
Government
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vendor
commits
an
offense
if
the
vendor
knowingly
violates
Section
176.006,
Local
Government
Code.
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of
vendor
who
has
a
business
relationship
with
local
governmental
entity.
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Fernandez
Investment
Group
Inc
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Cop
Stop
Check
this
box
if
you
are
filing
an
update
to
a
previously
filed
questionnaire.
(The
law
requires
that
you
file
an
updated
completed
you
became
questionnaire
aware
that
the
with
originally
the
appropriate
filed
questionnaire
filing
authority
was
not
incomplete
later
than
the
or
inaccurate.)
7th
business
day
after
the
date
on
which
3
Name
of
local
government
officer
about
whom
the
information
is
being
disclosed.
Rick
Fernandez
Name
of
Officer
Describe
each
employment
or
other
business
relationship
with
the
local
government
officer,
or
a
family
member
of
the
officer,
as
described
by
Section
176.003(a)(2)(A).
Also
describe
any
family
relationship
with
the
local
government
officer.
Complete
CIQ
as
necessary.
subparts
A
and
B
for
each
employment
or
business
relationship
described.
Attach
additional
pages
to
this
Form
Rick
Fernandez
owns
more
than
1
%
Cop
Stop.
Cop
Stop
has
the
City
Pearland.
This
of
a
supply
contract
with
of
contract
was
entered
into
to
Rick
Fernandez
being
Natalie
Fernandez
is
the
Rick
Fernandez
prior
elected.
spouse
of
1%
and
owns
more
than
of
Cop
Stop
Both
Rick
Natalie
Fernandez
from
Cop
Stop
that
and
receive
a
salary
exceeds
$2500.00
annually.
other
A.
Is
the
than
local
investment
government
income,
officer
from
or
the
a
family
vendor?
member
of
the
officer
receiving
or
likely
to
receive
taxable
income,
Yes
No
of
local
B.
the
Is
the
governmental
local
vendor
government
receiving
entity?
officer
or
likely
or
to
a
family
receive
member
taxable
of
income,
the
officer
other
AND
than
the
investment
taxable
income
income,
is
from
not
or
received
at
the
direction
from
the
Yes
V
No
Describe
each
employment
or
business
relationship
that
the
vendor
named
in
Section
1
maintains
with
a
corporation
or
other
ownership
business
interest
entity
of
with
one
percent
respect
or
to
which
more.
the
local
government
officer
serves
as
an
officer
or
director,
or
holds
an
Rick
Fernandez
than
1%
interest
in
Cop
Stop
owns
more
.
Check
as
described
this
box
in
if
the
Section
vendor
176.003(a)(2)(B),
has
given
the
local
excluding
government
described
offi
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176.0`03(a-1).
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officer
one
or
more
gifts
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Form provided by Texas Ethics Commission
www.ethics.state.tx.us
Revised 8/14/2024
CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE
For vendor doing business with local governmental entity
A complete copy of Chapter 176 of the Local Government Code may be found at http.//www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/
Docs/LG/htm/LG.176.htm. For easy reference, below are some of the sections cited on this form.
Local Government Code § 176.001(1-a): "Business relationship" means a connection between two or more parties
based on commercial activity of one of the parties. The term does not include a connection based on:
(A) a transaction that is subject to rate or fee regulation by a federal, state, or local governmental entity or an
agency of a federal, state, or local governmental entity;
(B) a transaction conducted at a price and subject to terms available to the public; or
(C) a purchase or lease of goods or services from a person that is chartered by a state or federal agency and
that is subject to regular examination by, and reporting to, that agency.
Local Government Code § 176.003(a)(2)(A) and (B):
(a) A local government officer shall file a conflicts disclosure statement with respect to a vendor if:
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(2) the vendor:
(A) has an employment or other business relationship with the local government officer or a
family member of the officer that results in the officer or family member receiving taxable
income, other than investment income, that exceeds $2,500 during the 12-month period
preceding the date that the officer becomes aware that
(i) a contract between the local governmental entity and vendor has been executed;
or
(ii) the local governmental entity is considering entering into a contract with the
vendor;
(B) has given to the local government officer or a family member of the officer one or more gifts
that have an aggregate value of more than $100 in the 12-month period preceding the date the
officer becomes aware that:
(i) a contract between the local governmental entity and vendor has been executed; or
(ii) the local governmental entity is considering entering into a contract with the vendor.
Local Government Code § 176.006(a) and (a-1)
(a) A vendor shall file a completed conflict of interest questionnaire if the vendor has a business relationship
with a local governmental entity and:
(1) has an employment or other business relationship with a local government officer of that local
governmental entity, or a family member of the officer, described by Section 176.003(a)(2)(A);
(2) has given a local government officer of that local governmental entity, or a family member of the
officer, one or more gifts with the aggregate value specified by Section 176.003(a)(2)(B), excluding any
gift described by Section 176.003(a-1); or
(3) has a family relationship with a local government officer of that local governmental entity.
(a-1) The completed conflict of interest questionnaire must be filed with the appropriate records administrator
not later than the seventh business day after the later of:
(1) the date that the vendor:
(A) begins discussions or negotiations to enter into a contract with the local governmental
entity; or
(B) submits to the local governmental entity an application, response to a request for proposals
or bids, correspondence, or another writing related to a potential contract with the local
governmental entity; or
(2) the date the vendor becomes aware:
(A) of an employment or other business relationship with a local government officer, or a
family member of the officer, described by Subsection (a);
(B) that the vendor has given one or more gifts described by Subsection (a); or
(C) of a family relationship with a local government officer.
Form provided by Texas Ethics Commission
www.ethics.state.tx.us
Revised 8/14/2024