The proper operation of the village government
requires that its officers and employees be independent, impartial
and responsible to the people of the Village of Pleasantville; that
public office not be used for personal gain; that public officers
and employees maintain the highest standards of morality and discharge
faithfully the duties of their office, regardless of personal consideration;
and that the public has confidence in the integrity of its government
and the officers and employees thereof. In recognition of these goals,
there is hereby established a Code of Ethics for all officers and
employees of the Village of Pleasantville. In the event of any conflict
between the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of Article
18 of the General Municipal Law, the latter shall control.
For the purpose of this chapter, the terms used
herein are defined as follows:
CONTRACT
Any claim, account or demand against or agreement with the
village, express or implied.
INTEREST
A participation, connection or involvement of any sort which
may result in a direct or indirect pecuniary or material benefit.
For the purposes of this chapter, the interests of a village official
or employee shall be deemed to include the interests of:
A.
His or her family, which shall be deemed to
include his or her spouse, minor children, stepchild and dependents
or person residing with the officer or employee.
B.
Any person, other than a bank, trust company
or other lending institution, with whom he or she has a substantial
debtor-creditor or other financial relationship.
C.
Any person or entity by whom he or she is employed
or of which he or she is an officer, director or member.
D.
Any entity of which the stock or other legal
or beneficial ownership is owned by him or her; provided, however,
that if the business dealings of such entity with the village form
an insubstantial part of the total business dealings, then this definition
shall only apply to such an entity if the village official or employee
owns more than 5% of the stock or other legal or beneficial ownership
of such entity.
E.
Person or entity. Any individual, business proprietorship,
corporation, partnership, association, venture, individual in representative
or fiduciary capacity, estate, trust or other entity.
OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
Each officer, volunteer or employee of the Village of Pleasantville,
whether paid or unpaid, whether elected or appointed, whether serving
in a full-time, part-time or advisory capacity. Volunteers whose responsibilities
do not give rise to possible violations of these rules shall not be
considered employees for the purpose of this chapter. The Village
Board of Trustees shall determine which volunteers shall be considered
employees for this purpose.
TRANSACTION
Any activity, application or proceeding which requires or
may require an official act or action of an officer or employee or
municipal board, agency or commission of the Village of Pleasantville.
Any officer or employee who has an interest
in a transaction or contemplated transaction shall publicly disclose
on the official record the nature and extent of such interest.
The Village Administrator of the Village of
Pleasantville shall cause a copy of this Code of Ethics to be distributed
to every officer and employee of the Village of Pleasantville within
30 days after the effective date of this chapter. Each officer and
employee elected or appointed thereafter shall be furnished a copy
before entering upon the duties of his or her office or employment.
[Added 7-12-2021 by L.L. No. 6-2021]
This chapter shall supersede any inconsistent provision of General
Municipal Law § 808 and, in particular, the provision regarding
the inclusion of an elected or appointed municipal officer or employee
on the Board of Ethics.