No local government officer or employee or member of
his immediate family shall have an interest in a business organization or
engage in any business, transaction or professional activity which is in substantial
conflict with the proper discharge of his duties in the public interest.
Employ for compensation, except pursuant to open competitive
examination in accordance with Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes and the
rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, any former member of that
authority.
No local government officer or employee shall use or
attempt to use his official position to secure unwarranted privileges or advantages
for himself or others.
No local government officer or employee shall act in
his official capacity in any matter where he, a member of his immediate family
or a business organization in which he has an interest has a direct or indirect
financial or personal involvement that might reasonably be expected to impair
his objectivity or independence of judgment.
No local government officer or employee shall undertake
any employment or service, whether compensated or not, which might reasonably
be expected to prejudice his independence of judgment in the exercise of his
official duties.
No local government officer or employee, member of his
immediate family or business organization in which he has an interest shall
solicit or accept any gift, favor, loan, political contribution, service,
promise or future employment or other thing of value based upon an understanding
that the gift, favor, loan contribution, service, promise or other thing of
value was given or offered for the purpose of influencing him, directly or
indirectly, in the discharge of his official duties. This provision shall
not apply to the solicitation or acceptance of contributions to the campaign
of an announced candidate for elective public office, if the local government
officer has no knowledge or reason to believe that the campaign contribution,
if accepted, was given with the intent to influence the local government officer
in the discharge of his official duties.
No local government officer or employee shall use, or
allow to be used, his public office or employment or any information not generally
available to the members of the public, which he receives or acquires in the
course of and by reason of his office or employment, for the purpose of securing
financial gain for himself, any member of his immediate family or any business
organization with which he is associated.
No local government officer or employee or business organization
in which he has an interest shall represent any person or party other than
the local government in connection with any cause, proceeding, application
or other matter pending before any agency in the local government in which
he serves. This provision shall not be deemed to prohibit one local government
employee from representing another local government employee where the local
government agency is the employer and the representation is within the context
of official labor union or similar representational responsibilities.
No local government officer shall be deemed in conflict
with these provisions if, by reason of his participation in the enactment
of any ordinance, resolution or other matter required to be voted upon or
which is subject to executive approval or veto, no material or monetary gain
accrues to him as a member of any business, profession, occupation or group
to any greater extent than any gain could reasonably be expected to accrue
to any other member of such business, profession, occupation or group.
No elected local government officer shall be prohibited
from making an inquiry for information on behalf of a constituent, if no fee,
reward or other thing of value is promised to, given to or accepted by the
officer or a member of his immediate family, whether directly or indirectly,
in return therefor.
Nothing shall prohibit any local government officer or
employee or members of his immediate family from representing himself or themselves
in negotiations or proceedings concerning his or their own interests.