The Village Board of the Village of Greene recognizes that there are
state statutory provisions mandating Villages to establish rules and standards
of ethical conduct for public officers and employees which, if observed, can
enhance public confidence in local government. Every effort should be made
to assure the highest caliber of public administration of this Village as
part of our state's important system of local government. It is the purpose
of this chapter to implement this objective through the establishment of standards
of conduct, to provide for punishment of violation of such standards and to
create a Board of Ethics to render advisory opinions to the Village's
officers and employees as provided for herein.
The standards, prohibited acts and procedures established herein are
in addition to any prohibited acts, conflict of interest provisions or procedures
prescribed by statute of the State of New York and also in addition to common
law rules and judicial decisions relating to the conduct of Village officers
to the extent that the same are more severe in their application than this
resolution.
