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Timestamp: 2018-01-22 23:49:27
Document Index: 516794135

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 32', '§ 32', '§ 32', '§ 32', '§ 32', '§ 806']

City of Watertown, NY Ethics, Code of
Ch 32 Art I Standards
§ 32-3 Enumeration of standards.
§ 32-4 Claims arising out of personal injury or property damage.
§ 32-5 Distribution.
Ch 32 Art II Board of Ethics
§ 32-7 Establishment; members; terms of office.
§ 32-8 Powers and duties; legal counsel.
Chapter 32: Ethics, Code of
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Watertown: Art. I, 11-16-1970; Art. II, 11-16-1970. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Chapter 32 : Ethics, Code of
[Adopted 11-16-1970]
Pursuant to the provisions of § 806 of the General Municipal Law, the Council of the City of Watertown recognizes that there are rules of ethical conduct for public officers and employees which must be observed if a high degree of moral conduct is to be obtained and if public confidence is to be maintained in our unit of local government. It is the purpose of this Article to promulgate these rules of ethical conduct for the officers and employees of the City of Watertown. These rules shall serve as a guide for official conduct of the officers and employees of the City of Watertown. The rules of ethical conduct of this Article, as adopted, shall not conflict with, but shall be in addition to, any prohibition of Article 18 of the General Municipal Law or any other general or special law relating to ethical conduct and interest in contracts of municipal officers and employees.
An officer or employee of the City of Watertown, whether paid or unpaid, including members of any administrative board, commission or other agency thereof. No person shall be deemed to be a municipal officer or employee solely by reason of being a volunteer fireman or civil defense volunteer, except a Chief Engineer or Assistant Chief Engineer.
Every officer or employee of the City of Watertown shall be subject to and abide by the following standards of conduct:
Gifts. He shall not 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, services, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, thing or promise, or 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.
[Amended 9-4-2001]
Disclosure of interest in legislation. To the extent that he knows thereof, a member of the Council and any officer or employee of the City of Watertown, whether paid or unpaid, who participates in the discussions or gives official opinion to the Council on any legislation before the Council shall publicly disclose on the official record the nature and extent of any direct or indirect financial or other private interest he has in such legislation.
Future employment. He shall not, after the termination of service or employment with such municipality, appear before any board or agency of the City of Watertown in relation to any case, proceeding or application in which he personally participated during the period of his service or employment or which was under his active consideration.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to bar or prevent the timely filing by a present or former municipal officer or employee of any claim, account, demand or suit against the City of Watertown, or any agency thereof, on behalf of himself or any member of his family arising out of any personal injury or property damage or for any lawful benefit authorized or permitted by law.
The City Manager of the City of Watertown shall cause a copy of this Code of Ethics to be distributed to every officer and employee of the City of Watertown within 30 days after the effective date of this Article. Each officer and employee elected or appointed thereafter shall be furnished a copy before entering upon the duties of his office or employment.
There is hereby established a Board of Ethics consisting of five members to be appointed by the City Council for terms of one year from the date of appointment, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council, and such service will be without compensation. A majority of such members shall be persons other than officers or employees of the City of Watertown. Such Board shall include at least one member who is an elected or appointed municipal officer or employee.
The Board of Ethics shall have the powers and duties prescribed by Article 18 of the General Municipal Law and shall render advisory opinions to the officers and employees of the City of Watertown with respect to Article 18 of the General Municipal Law and any Code of Ethics adopted pursuant to such Article, under such rules and regulations as the Board may prescribe. In addition, the Board may make recommendations with respect to the drafting and adoption of a Code of Ethics or amendments thereto upon request of the Council. The legal counsel of the Board of Ethics shall be the City Corporation Counsel.