No elective or appointive Town official shall derive, by reason of holding such office, any financial benefit as the result of any contract with the Town or Board of Education or any sale to the Town or said Board of Education of any materials, supplies or services. Any employee or official having any financial or personal interest, as designated in § 46-3D of the Monroe Code, shall file a written disclosure of said interest with the Town Clerk and the Board of Ethics as soon as he or she becomes aware of such interest and shall disqualify himself or herself from voting or participating in the decision on the matter. Said written disclosure shall set forth in detail the nature and extent of such interest. Violation of this section with the knowledge, express or implied, of any person or corporation participating in such contract, transaction or decision shall render the same voidable by the Council or by a court of competent jurisdiction.
There shall be a Code of Ethics governing the
conduct of elected and appointed officers and employees of the Town.[1]
There shall be a Board of Ethics appointed by
the Town Council consisting of five resident electors, and at no time
shall more than three members be of the same political party. The
members of the Board of Ethics shall serve for two-year terms. In
no event may any member of the Board serve for a period of more then
three full terms in succession.
There shall be three alternates to the Board
of Ethics, who shall be appointed by the Town Council. In no event
may any alternate of the Board serve for a period of more than three
full terms in succession as an alternate. The Board shall operate
pursuant to and in accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes,
the Monroe Town Charter and applicable ordinances.
The Board of Ethics shall resolve any ambiguities
and otherwise interpret the provisions of Chapter XII of this Charter.
