There is hereby established a Board of Ethics consisting of three members
to be appointed by the Mayor and who shall serve without compensation. A majority
of such members shall be persons other than Village employees but shall include
at least one member who is an elected or appointed Village employee of the
Village of Greene. Appointments to the Board shall be for one-year terms which
correspond to the Village's annual appointment of officers.
The Board of Ethics established hereunder shall render advisory opinions
to Village employees on written request and, upon request of the Village Board,
shall make recommendations to such Village Board as to any amendments to this
chapter. The opinions of the Board of Ethics shall be advisory and confidential,
and in no event shall the identity of the Village employee be disclosed except
to authorized persons and agencies. Such opinions shall be on the advice of
counsel employed by the Board of Ethics or, if none, of the Village Attorney.
Such Board of Ethics, upon its formation, shall promulgate its own rules
and regulations as to its form and procedures and shall maintain appropriate
records of its opinions and proceedings. Upon completion of a case review,
all records shall be sealed and the package labeled with the date, names of
Ethics Board members and nature of the topic of the inquiry/opinion. Records
shall then be filed with the Village Clerk.
