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Timestamp: 2018-12-18 19:14:00
Document Index: 712145410

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 803', '§ 803']

Town of North Salem, NY Ethics, Code of
§ 18-3 Applicability.
§ 18-4 Prohibition on use of municipal position for personal or private gain.
§ 18-5 Disclosure of interest in legislation and other matters.
§ 18-6 Recusal and abstention.
§ 18-7 Prohibition inapplicable; disclosure, recusal and abstention not required.
§ 18-8 Investments in conflict with official duties.
§ 18-9 Private employment in conflict with official duties.
§ 18-10 Future employment.
§ 18-11 Personal representations and claims permitted.
§ 18-12 Use of municipal resources.
§ 18-13 Interests in contracts.
§ 18-14 Disclosure requirements.
§ 18-15 Nepotism.
§ 18-16 Political solicitations.
§ 18-17 Confidential information.
§ 18-18 Gifts.
§ 18-19 Board of Ethics.
§ 18-20 Posting and distribution.
§ 18-21 Enforcement.
§ 18-22 Effective date.
Chapter 18 Ethics, Code of
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of North Salem 6-28-2018 by L.L. No. 5-2018[1]. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Editor’s Note: This local law also repealed former Ch. 18, Code of Ethics, adopted 10-11-1973, as amended.
Officers and employees of the Town of North Salem hold their positions to serve and benefit the public, and not for obtaining unwarranted personal or private gain in the exercise and performance of their official powers and duties. The Town Board recognizes that, in furtherance of this fundamental principle, there is a need for clear and reasonable standards of ethical conduct. This Code of Ethics establishes those standards.
Anything of value, whether in the form of money, service, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, thing or promise, or in any other form, but does not include any benefit arising from the provision or receipt of any services generally available to the residents or taxpayers of the municipality or an area of the municipality, or a lawful class of such residents or taxpayers.
The governing board of the municipality and any municipal administrative board (e.g., Planning Board, Zoning of Board of Appeals), commission, or other agency or body comprised of two or more municipal officers or employees.
A direct or indirect financial or material benefit, but does not include any benefit arising from the provision or receipt of any services generally available to the residents or taxpayers of the municipality or an area of the municipality, or a lawful class of such residents or taxpayers. A municipal officer or employee is deemed to have an interest in any private organization when he or she, his or her spouse, or a member of his or her household, is an owner, partner, member, director, officer, employee, or directly or indirectly owns or controls more than 5% of the organization's outstanding stock.
A paid or unpaid officer or employee of the Town of North Salem, including, but not limited to, the members of any municipal board.
The Town of North Salem. The word "municipal" refers to the municipality.
A spouse, parent, stepparent, sibling, stepsibling, sibling's spouse, child, stepchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin, or household member of a municipal officer or employee, and individuals having any of these relationships to the spouse of the officer or employee.
This Code of Ethics applies to the officers and employees of the Town of North Salem, and shall supersede any prior municipal Code of Ethics. The provisions of this Code of Ethics shall apply in addition to all applicable state and local laws relating to conflicts of interest and ethics including, but not limited to, Article 18 of the General Municipal Law and all rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the Town of North Salem.
Whenever a matter requiring the exercise of discretion comes before a municipal officer or employee, either individually or as a member of a board, and disposition of the matter could result in a direct or indirect financial or material benefit to himself or herself, a relative, or any private organization in which he or she is deemed to have an interest, the municipal officer or employee shall disclose, in writing, the nature of the interest.
In the case of a person serving in an elective office, the disclosure shall be filed with the governing board of the municipality. In all other cases, the disclosure shall be filed with the person's supervisor or, if the person does not have a supervisor, the disclosure shall be filed with the municipal officer, employee or board having the power to appoint to the person's position. In addition, in the case of a person serving on a municipal board, a copy of the disclosure shall be filed with the board. Any disclosure made to a board shall be made publicly at a meeting of the board and must be included in the minutes of the meeting.
If the power or duty is vested in a municipal officer as a member of a board, then the power or duty shall be exercised or performed by the other members of the board.
If the power or duty that is vested in a municipal officer individually, then the power or duty shall be exercised or performed by his or her deputy or, if the officer does not have a deputy, the power or duty shall be performed by another person to whom the officer may lawfully delegate the function.
This code's prohibition on use of a municipal position (§ 18-4), disclosure requirements (§ 18-5), and requirements relating to recusal and abstention (§ 18-6), shall not apply with respect to the following matters:
Which comes before a board when a majority of the board's total membership would otherwise be prohibited from acting by § 18-6 of this Code;
Which comes before a municipal officer when the officer would be prohibited from acting by § 18-6 of this Code and the matter cannot be lawfully delegated to another person.
Investments that can be reasonably expected to require more than sporadic recusal and abstention under § 18-6 of this Code; or
Can be reasonably expected to require more than sporadic recusal and abstention pursuant to § 18-6 of this Code;
No municipal officer or employee may ask for, pursue or accept a private postgovernment employment opportunity with any person or organization that has a matter requiring the exercise of discretion pending before the municipal officer or employee, either individually or as a member of a board, while the matter is pending or within the 30 days following final disposition of the matter.
Following the enactment of this Code, the following Town officers and employees shall, within 30 calendar days, file the disclosure statement annexed hereto as Disclosure Statement A ("Form A"):[1] Town Supervisor, councilpersons, Town Justices, Superintendent of Highways, Town Clerk, Tax Receiver, Town Assessor, Building Inspector, Police Chief, Planning Board members, Zoning Board of Appeal members, and Board of Ethics members. Such disclosure statement shall set forth accurately and completely, as prescribed Form A, information about the person's assets and income, and any activity or interest of the officer or employee in question and, to the best of his knowledge and belief, of his spouse and minor children, which might constitute a violation of this Code and any interest in any contract with the Town, whether or not a violation, which must be disclosed under § 803 of the General Municipal Law.
Editor's Note: Form A is on file in the Town offices.
For all Town officers and employees identified in Subsection A, filing a current Form A shall be an annual requirement, to be completed within 30 calendar days from January 1, provided that for any such officer or employee who is elected or appointed subsequent to January 1, the filing must be made within 30 calendar days from the date of election or appointment. The filing shall be made by delivering to the Town Clerk a completed and signed Form A.
All Town officers and employees not identified in Subsection A shall, within 30 calendar days following the enactment of this Code, file the disclosure statement annexed hereto as Disclosure Statement B ("Form B"),[2] provided that any previous filing of this document by such persons shall satisfy the filing requirement. Such disclosure statement shall set forth accurately and completely, as prescribed by the form, any activity or interest of the officer or employee in question and, to the best of his knowledge and belief, of his spouse and minor children, which might constitute a violation of this Code and any interest in any contract with the Town, whether or not a violation, which must be disclosed under § 803 of the General Municipal Law.
Editor's Note: Form B is on file in the Town offices.
Form B shall be filed by delivering to the Town Clerk a completed and signed Form B, provided that the Town Supervisor may authorize Town Department Heads to collect Form B from his or her Department's officers and employees. In such case, the Department Head shall promptly deliver the Form B(s) to the Town Clerk.
Town officers and employees who have filed Form B shall thereafter file an amended Form B, as may be required from time to time, to assure that the Form B is accurate and complete.
The Town Clerk shall maintain all Form As and all annual original and amended Form Bs as a distinct part of the Town's public records.
No municipal officer or employee may accept or receive any gift, or multiple gifts from the same donor, having an annual aggregate value of $75 or more when:
Presumption of influence, reward.
There is hereby established a Board of Ethics for the municipality. The Board of Ethics shall consist of three members. The members of such Board of Ethics shall be appointed by the Town Board, serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, and receive no salary or compensation for their services as members of the Board of Ethics. The terms of the members of the Board of Ethics shall be three years, provided that the initial board members shall be appointed, respectively, for one-, two- and three-year terms.
The Board of Ethics shall have only the following authority:
It shall render advisory opinions regarding the application of Article 18 of the General Municipal Law and this Code to the conduct of a Town officer or employee, in response to the written request for same from the Town officer or employee whose conduct is the subject of the request.
It shall render advisory opinions regarding the application of Article 18 of the General Municipal Law and this Code, in response to the written request of the Town Board, based on a vote of a majority of the members of the Town Board to seek such advisory opinion.
It shall make recommendations with respect to the drafting and adoption of amendments to this Code of Ethics, in response to the written request of the Town Board, based on a vote of a majority of the members of the Town Board to seek such recommendations.
The Board of Ethics shall create proposed rules and regulations for the conduct of its business, subject to the review, amendment and approval of the Town Board.
Subject to the direction and approval of the Town Board, the Board of Ethics shall have the advice of legal counsel employed by the Board, or if none, the municipality's legal counsel.
The Supervisor must promptly cause a copy of this Code, including any amendments to the Code, to be distributed to every person who is or becomes an officer and employee of the Town of North Salem.
Every municipal officer or employee who receives a copy of this Code or an amendment to the Code must acknowledge such receipt in writing. Such acknowledgments must be filed with the Town Clerk who must maintain such acknowledgments as a public record.
This local law shall be effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of New York.