Officers and employees of the Town of Oyster Bay hold their
positions to serve and benefit the public, and not to obtain unwarranted
personal or private gain in the exercise and performance of their
official powers and duties. The Town of Oyster Bay recognizes that,
in furtherance of this fundamental principle, there is a need for
clear and reasonable standards of ethical conduct. This chapter establishes
those standards.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
INTEREST
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
Town or an area of the Town, or a lawful class of such residents or
taxpayers. A Town officer or employee is deemed to have an interest
in any private organization when he or she, his or her spouse, or
dependent, is an owner, partner, member, director, officer, employee,
or directly or indirectly owns or controls more than 5% of the organization's
equity or debt, whether in the form of outstanding stock or otherwise.
RELATIVE
A spouse, child, stepchild, dependent, parent, stepparent,
sibling or stepsibling of a Town officer or employee.