With whom should the statements and questionnaires be filed?
The statements and questionnaires must be filed with the records administrator of the city. Id. §§ 176.003(b), 176.006(a-1). A records administrator includes a city secretary, a person responsible for maintaining city records, or a person who is designated by the city to maintain the statements and disclosures filed under the chapter. Id. §176.001(5).

A city that maintains a website is required to post on that website statements and questionnaires that are required to be filed under the chapter. Id. § 176.009. However, a city that does not have a website is not required to create or maintain one. Id.

(Note: A records administrator must also maintain a list of local government officers and make it available to the public and any vendors that may be required to file a questionnaire. Id. § 176.0065(1).)

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1. What is Chapter 176 of the Local Government Code?
2. What local government entities are subject to this law?
3. What local government officers are subject to this law?
4. When is an officer required to file a “conflicts disclosure statement”?
5. How does Chapter 176 define a “vendor,” and what does it mean to have a “family relationship” with a vendor?
6. How does Chapter 176 define a “family member” of an officer?
7. To what types of contracts does the law apply?
8. When is a vendor required to file a “conflicts of interest questionnaire”?
9. With whom should the statements and questionnaires be filed?
10. What happens if a statement is not filed?