As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS
A spouse, domestic partner, or minor child residing in the
household of a Town officer, Town Board member, or Town employee.
TOWN CONSULTANT
Any individual, group or firm which renders services on behalf
of the Town to any Town officer, Town Board, Planning Board, Zoning
Board of Appeals, or any Town agency.
TOWN OFFICER, TOWN BOARD MEMBER or TOWN EMPLOYEE
An officer or employee of the Town of Cato, whether paid
or unpaid, including members of the Planning Board, Zoning Board of
Appeals, Recreation Advisory Board, Board of Assessment Review or
any other agency. It shall not include volunteer firemen, ambulance
corpsmen, or civil defense volunteers. Should any Town officer be
subject to another code of ethics or professional conduct (i.e., Town
Justice), the Town officer shall be subject to the conditions of both
codes, and the more stringent standards will apply.
Any Town Board member, Town officer, Town employee or Town consultant
who has any financial interest, direct or indirect, in any contract
with the Town, or in the sale of any land, material, supplies or services
to the Town or in any contractor supplying the Town, shall make the
interest known, in writing, to the Town Board and the Board of Ethics.
The conflicted person shall not in any way participate in discussion
of the contract.
No Town Board member, Town officer, Town employee or Town consultant,
whether paid or unpaid, shall disclose confidential information acquired
by him/her in the course of his/her official duties, nor use such
information to advance his/her financial or other private interests.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, word, section or part of
this Town Code of Ethics shall be adjudged by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such judgment
shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but
shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,
word, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy
in which such judgment shall have been rendered.