[Amended 11-7-2003]
The Board of Selectmen shall be responsible for the establishing
and maintaining, by ordinance, a Code of Ethics regulating the conduct
of all officers and employees of the town.
[Amended 11-7-1978]
Any elected or appointed officer or employee of the town who
has a direct or indirect financial interest in any contract, transaction
or decision of any town board, commission or agency in which he is
directly involved or may influence shall disclose that interest, in
writing, to the Board of Selectmen, who shall record such disclosure
upon the official record of its meetings. Violation of the provisions
of this section by such officer shall be grounds for his removal.
Violation of this section with the knowledge, expressed or implied,
of any person or corporation participating in such contract, transaction
or decision shall render the same voidable by the Board of Selectmen
or a court of competent jurisdiction.