The Valley Stream Board of Ethics is hereby
continued.
The following records shall be available for
public inspection:
A. Transactional disclosure statements.
B. Applicant disclosure statements.
C. Rules and regulations of the Board of Ethics.
D. Final dispositions of the Board of Ethics that find
an officer or employee to have violated any provision of the Code
of Ethics, after the complainant's name and identifying information
and all other nonessential personal information is deleted.
F. Advisory opinions issued (and redacted) pursuant to §
27A-17A(5).
G. Educational materials and annual reports.
The Village or the Board of Ethics may initiate
a proceeding in the Supreme Court of the State of New York for injunctive
relief to enjoin a violation of this Code of Ethics or to compel compliance
with this Code of Ethics.
Any person, whether or not a Village officer
or employee, who knowingly violates any provision of this Code of
Ethics shall be liable in damages to the Village for any losses or
increased costs incurred by the Village as a result of the violation.
Such damages may be imposed in addition to any other penalty contained
in this Code of Ethics.
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Board
of Ethics may seek judicial review and relief pursuant to Article
78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules.
The Village Clerk shall cause Article
I of this chapter to be distributed to every Village officer and every Village employee. Each such person who enters government service after the distribution shall receive a copy of Article
I of this chapter before entering upon his or her duties and shall sign a statement that he or she has received the same. Within 60 days after the effective date of this chapter, the Village Clerk shall obtain a similar signed statement from every Village officer and every Village employee whose office or employment predates this chapter.