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Timestamp: 2020-02-21 03:44:13
Document Index: 313808767

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 10', '§ 10', '§ 10', '§ 10', '§ 10', '§ 10', '§ 10', '§ 10', '§ 10']

Town of Urbana, NY Ethics, Code of
§ 10-3 Conflicts of interest.
§ 10-5 Establishment of Board of Ethics; composition.
§ 10-6 Advisory function of Board.
§ 10-7 Board rules, regulations and records.
§ 10-8 Distribution of copies.
§ 10-9 Filing with state.
§ 10-10 Board of Ethics funding.
§ 10-11 Penalties for offenses.
§ 10-12 Applicability of other standards.
Town of Urbana, NY / Part I: Administrative Legislation
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Urbana 12-14-1970 by resolution. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town Board of the Town of Urbana recognizes that there are state statutory provisions mandating municipalities to establish rules and standards of ethical conduct for public officers and employees which, if observed, can enhance public confidence in local government. In light of a tendency today on the part of some people to downgrade our local governments and to discredit our public servants and our free institutions generally, it appears necessary that every effort be made to assure the highest caliber of public administration of this Town as part of our state's important system of local government. It is the purpose of this chapter to implement this objective through the establishment of standards of conduct, to provide for punishment of violation of such standards and to create a Board of Ethics to render advisory opinions to the Town's officers and employees as provided for herein.
Any board, commission, district, council or other agency, department or unit of the government of the Town of Urbana.
Any officer or employee of the Town of Urbana, whether paid or unpaid, whether serving in a full-time, part-time or advisory capacity.
No Town employee employed on a full-time basis nor any firm or association of which such employee is a member nor any corporation, a substantial portion of the stock of which is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such employee, shall sell goods or services to any person, firm, corporation or association which is licensed or whose rates are fixed by the Town in which such employee serves or is employed.
No Town employee shall directly or indirectly solicit any gift or accept or receive any gift having a value of $75 or more, whether in the form of money, service, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, thing or promise or in any other form, under circumstances in which it could reasonably be inferred that the gift was intended to influence him or could reasonably be expected to influence him in the performance of his official duties or was intended as a reward for any official action on his part.
[Added 9-10-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990]
There is hereby established a Board of Ethics, consisting of three members to be appointed by the Town Board, all of whom reside in the Town of Urbana and who shall serve without compensation and at the pleasure of the Town Board of the Town of Urbana. A majority of such members shall be persons other than Town employees but shall include at least one member who is an elected or appointed Town employee of the Town of Urbana.
The Board of Ethics established hereunder shall render advisory opinions to Town employees on written request and, upon request of the Town Board, make recommendations to such Town Board as to any amendments of this chapter. The opinions of the Board of Ethics shall be advisory and confidential and in no event shall the identity of the Town employee(s) be disclosed except to authorized persons and agencies. Such opinions shall be on the advice of counsel employed by the Board of Ethics or, if none, the Town Attorney.
Upon the adoption of this chapter, the Mayor shall cause a copy thereof to be distributed to every Town employee. Failure to distribute any such copy or failure of any Town employee to receive such copy shall have no effect on the duty of compliance with this code nor the enforcement of provisions hereof. The Mayor shall further cause a copy of this chapter to be kept posted conspicuously in each public building under the jurisdiction of the Town. Failure to so post this chapter shall have no effect on the duty of compliance herewith nor the enforcement provisions hereof.
Within 30 days of the adoption of this chapter or any amendment thereto, the Town Clerk shall file a copy hereof in the office of the State Comptroller.
The standards, prohibited acts and procedures established herein are in addition to any prohibited acts, conflict of interest provisions or procedures prescribed by statute of the State of New York and are also in addition to common law rules and judicial decisions relating to the conduct of Town officers to the extent that the same are more severe in their application than this chapter.