The regulations of Section 5-15 (5 ILCS 430/5-15)
and Article 10 (5 ILCS 430/10-10 through 10-40) of the State Officials
and Employees Ethics Act, 5 ILCS 430/1-1 et seq., (hereinafter referred
to as the "Act" in this chapter) are hereby adopted by reference and
made applicable to the officers and employees of the Village to the
extent required by 5 ILCS 430/70-5.
The solicitation or acceptance of gifts prohibited
to be solicited or accepted under the Act, by any officer or any employee
of the Village, is hereby prohibited.
The offering or making of gifts prohibited to
be offered or made to an officer or employee of the Village under
the Act, is hereby prohibited.
The participation in political activities prohibited
under the Act, by any officer or employee of the Village, is hereby
prohibited.
For purposes of this chapter, the terms "officer"
and "employee" shall be defined as set forth in 5 ILCS 430/70-5(c).
The penalties for violations of this chapter
shall be the same as those penalties set forth in 5 ILCS 430/50-5
for similar violations of the Act.
This chapter does not repeal or otherwise amend
or modify any existing ordinances or policies which regulate the conduct
of Village officers and employees. To the extent that any such existing
ordinances or policies are less restrictive than this chapter, however,
the provisions of this chapter shall prevail in accordance with the
provisions of 5 ILCS 430/70-5(a).
Any amendment to the Act that becomes effective
after the effective date of this chapter shall be incorporated into
this chapter by reference and shall be applicable to the solicitation,
acceptance, offering and making of gifts and to prohibited political
activities. However, any amendment that makes its provisions optional
for adoption by municipalities shall not be incorporated into this
chapter by reference without formal action by the corporate authorities
of the Village.