The provisions of this chapter apply to the
following Ridgely officials and employees:
A. Commissioners of Ridgely.
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 305]
D. Assistant Clerk/Treasurer.
H. Town maintenance personnel.
I. Waste Treatment Plant Operator.
K. Members of boards, commissions, and committees of
the Town of Ridgely.
[Added 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 305]
[Amended 9-10-2007 by Ord. No. 305]
There shall be a Ridgely Ethics Commission,
which shall be composed of three citizens of the Town of Ridgely appointed
by the Commissioners of Ridgely. No member nor the spouse, child,
parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or cousin shall be a current member
of any board, commission, committee, or employee of the Town of Ridgely.
The members so appointed will be for a three-year term, except the
initial members will be appointed to staggered terms as such: one
member for a term of one year, one member for a term of two years,
and one member for a term of three years, after which all members
will then serve three-year terms. The Commission shall be advised
by the Attorney for the Town of Ridgely and shall have the following
responsibilities:
A. To devise, receive and maintain all forms generated
by this chapter.
B. To provide published advisory opinions to persons
subject to this chapter as to the applicability of the provisions
of this chapter to them.
C. To process and make determinations as to complaints
filed by any person alleging violations of this chapter.
D. To conduct a public information program regarding
the purposes and application of this chapter.
Ridgely officials and employees who are subject
to this chapter shall not:
A. Participate on behalf of the Town of Ridgely in any
matter which would have a direct financial impact on them, their spouse
or dependent child or a business entity with which they are affiliated.
B. Hold or acquire an interest of either $10,000 or 25%
or greater in a business entity that has or is negotiating a contract
of $3,000 or more with the Town of Ridgely or is regulated by their
agency.
C. Be employed by a business entity that has or is negotiating
a contract of more than $20,000 with the Town of Ridgely or is regulated
by their agency.
D. Represent any party, for a contingent fee, before
any town body.
E. Within one year following termination of town services,
act as a compensated representative of another in connection with
any specific matter in which they participated substantially as a
town official or employee.
F. Solicit or accept gifts of greater than $50 in value
from any person that has or is negotiating a contract with the town
or is regulated by their agency, except where such gifts would not
present a conflict of interest as determined by the Commission.
G. Use the prestige of their office for their own benefit
or that of another.
H. Use confidential information acquired in their official
town position for their own benefit or that of another.