When used in this Code of Ethics, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
AGENCY
Any office, board, body, advisory board, council, commission,
agency, department, district, administration, division, bureau or
committee of the Village.
BUSINESS DEALING
A.
Having or providing any contract, service or
work with the Village;
B.
Buying, selling, renting, leasing or otherwise
acquiring from or dispensing to the Village any goods, services or
property; or
C.
Applying for, petitioning, requesting or obtaining
any approval, grant, loan, license, permit or other privilege from
the Village.
DISCRETIONARY ACT
Any action involving the exercise of judgment or discretion
by a Village officer or employee, either individually or as a member
of any agency, and includes but is not limited to negotiation, approval,
advice, recommendation, authorization or audit.
FAMILY MEMBER
A spouse, child, stepchild, brother, sister, parent or dependent
of a Village officer or employee, as defined below.
MINISTERIAL ACT
An action performed in a prescribed manner without the exercise
of judgment or discretion as to the propriety of the act.
PARTICULAR MATTER
Any business dealing with the Village, or any application
for such business, or any case, proceeding, determination, investigation,
charge, accusation or arrest or any other matter involving a discretionary
act of a Village officer or employee, but does not include the proposal,
consideration or enactment of local laws, ordinances or regulations
of general application.
SPOUSE
A husband or wife from whom the Village officer or employee
is not legally separated.
VILLAGE
The Village of Irvington and all agencies thereof.
VILLAGE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
Any officer or employee of the Village, whether paid or unpaid,
including, without limitation, all members of or counsel to any board,
advisory board, commission or committee of the Village except that
no person shall be deemed to be a Village officer or employee solely
by reason of being:
[Amended 4-20-1992 by L.L. No. 5-1992; 5-18-2015 by L.L. No.
8-2015]
A.
A judge, justice, officer or employee of the unified court system;
or
B.
A volunteer firefighter, auxiliary policeman officer or civil
defense volunteer.
Transactional disclosure statements filed pursuant to §
27-4 of this Code of Ethics shall be public records and shall be indexed and maintained on file in an appropriate manner by the Village Clerk. The Village Clerk promptly shall transmit a copy of all disclosure statements to the Village Ethics Board, Mayor and Village Counsel. The Village Clerk shall retain disclosure statements for not fewer than seven years from the date of filing.
Any Village officer or employee who engages in any action that violates any provision of this Code of Ethics may be warned or reprimanded or suspended or removed from office or employment or be subject to any other sanction authorized by law or collective bargaining agreement, by the appointing authority or person or body authorized by law to impose such sanctions. A warning, reprimand, suspension, removal or other authorized sanction may be imposed in addition to any other applicable penalty contained in any other provision of law. The appointing authority or person authorized by law to impose the sanctions described in this section shall be guided by the requirements of §
27-12.
[Amended 9-21-1992 by L.L. No. 7-1992]
The Mayor shall cause this Code of Ethics to
be distributed to every Village officer or employee. Each such person
who enters government service after the adoption of this chapter shall
receive a copy of the Code of Ethics before entering upon his or her
duties and shall sign a statement that he or she has received and
read the Code of Ethics. The Village Administrator shall obtain a
similar signed statement from every Village officer or employee whose
office or employment predates the adoption of this chapter.