There is hereby established a Board of Ethics consisting of three members
to be appointed by the Village Board, all of whom shall reside in the Village
of West Carthage and who shall serve without compensation and at the pleasure
of the Village Board of the Village of West Carthage. A majority of such members
shall be persons other than Village employees, but at least one member shall
be an elected or appointed Village employee of the Village of West Carthage.
The Board of Ethics established hereunder shall have the powers and
duties prescribed by Article 18 of the General Municipal Law and shall render
advisory opinions to Village employees upon written requests and, upon request
of the Village Board, make recommendations to such Village Board as to any
amendments of 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. In addition, the Board may make recommendations
with respect to the drafting and adoption of any amendments of said Code of
Ethics.
