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Boards and Commissions Required to File Confidential Disclosures: Board of Appeals, Board of Ethics, Cost of Government Commission, Environmental Management Commission, Fire Board of Appeals, Fire Commission, Liquor Adjudication Board, Liquor Commission, Merit Appeals Board, Pension Board, Planning Commission, Police Commission, Reapportionment Commission, Salary Commission, Tax Board of Review, Transportation Commission, Water Board, Workforce Investment Board. Regulatory Employees Required to File Confidential Disclosures: buyers and purchasing agents, supervisors of real property tax appraisers and real property tax appraisers with the Finance Department; the Legislative Auditor; supervisors of investigators and investigators with the Liquor Control Department; planners with the Planning Department; supervisors of inspectors and inspectors with the Public Works Department; and supervisors of inspectors and inspectors with the Water Supply Department. F@ WHEN TO FILE A DISCLOSURE Candidates for Office: All candidates for elective office for the County shall file a financial disclosure within ten (10) days after the deadline for filing as a candidate for office. Officers: All officers shall file a financial disclosure within twenty working days after taking the oath of office. All officers are also required to file an annual disclosure on or before January 31 of each year until the end of the term of office. Regulatory Employees: All regulatory employees shall file a disclosure on or before January 31 of each even - numbered year (2008, 2010, and 2012, for example). All persons who become regulatory employees who have not previously filed a disclosure shall file the initial financial disclosure within thirty (30) working days of commencement of employment or term of office. Requirement to File a Disclosure Upon Leaving Office or Employment: Any officer or regulatory employee of the County shall file a financial disclosure within ten working days before an officer is to leave his office or a regulatory employee is to terminate his employment with the County. This requirement applies even if transferring from the County to state or federal employment, or transferring from a regulatory to a non - regulatory position within the County. Forms and Where to File: Forms can be located on the County's website (http: / /co.hawaii.hi.us), at the Office of the County Clerk, or at the Office of the Corporation Counsel. Public disclosures are filed with the County Clerk. Confidential disclosures are filed with the Board of Ethics, care of the Office of the Corporation Counsel. 2