[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Flossmoor 4-3-2004 by FMC-398 (Ch. 8, Art. XI, of the 1964 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The regulations of 5-15 (5 ILCS 430/5-15) and Article 10 (5
ILCS 430/1-1 et seq.) of the State Officials and Employees Ethics
Act, 5 ILCS 430/1-1 et seq., (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"
in this section) are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable
to the officers and employees of the Village to the extent required
by 5 ILCS 430/70-5.
A.
The solicitation or acceptance of gifts prohibited to be solicited
or accepted under the Act by any officer or any employee of the Village
is hereby prohibited.
B.
The offering or making of gifts prohibited to be offered or made
to an officer or employee of the Village under the Act is hereby prohibited.
The participation in political activities prohibited under the
Act by any officer or employee of the Village is hereby prohibited.
For purposes of this article, the terms "officer" and "employee"
shall be defined as set forth in 5 ILCS 430/70-5(c).
The penalties for violations of this article shall be the same
as those penalties set forth in 5 ILCS 430/50-5 for similar violations
of the Act.
This article does not repeal or otherwise amend or modify any
existing ordinances or policies which regulate the conduct of Village
officers and employees. To the extent that any such existing ordinances
or policies are less restrictive than this article, however, the provisions
of this article shall prevail in accordance with the provisions of
5 ILCS 430/70-5(a).
Any amendment to the Act that becomes effective after the effective
date of this article shall be incorporated into this article by reference
and shall be applicable to the solicitation, acceptance, offering
and making of gifts and to prohibited political activities. However,
any amendment that makes its provisions optional for adoption by municipalities
shall not be incorporated into this article by reference without formal
action by the corporate authorities of the Village.
A.
If the Illinois Supreme Court declares the Act unconstitutional in
its entirety, then this article shall be repealed as of the date that
the Illinois Supreme Court's decision becomes final and not subject
to any further appeals or rehearings. This article shall be deemed
repealed without further action by the corporate authorities of the
Village if the Act is found unconstitutional by the Illinois Supreme
Court.
B.
If the Illinois Supreme Court declares part of the Act unconstitutional
but upholds the constitutionality of the remainder of the Act, or
does not address the remainder of the Act, then the remainder of the
Act as adopted by this article shall remain in full force and effect;
however, that part of this article relating to the part of the Act
found unconstitutional shall be deemed repealed without further action
by the corporate authorities of the Village.