Definitions. As used in this code, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BUSINESS Any business organization or operation of which an official or employee, or a relative, is an owner, director, officer, employee, compensated agent, or holder of 5% or more of the outstanding stock of any class.
COMMISSION The Ethics Commission or any board, committee, commission, Council, authority, agency or other body of town government, including the Town Council and the Board of Education.
DOMESTIC PARTNER (DOMESTIC RELATIONSHIP) An adult, unrelated by blood, with whom an unmarried or separated official or employee has an exclusive committed relationship, maintains a mutual residence, and shares basic living expenses.
EMPLOYEE Any person employed full or part-time by the town or by any board.
It will be determined by the Ethics Commission as to whether an official or employee, and the circumstances complained of, are governed by a collective bargaining agreement, personal employment contract, or other agreement or policy, the provisions of which would take precedence over this code.
FINANCIAL INTEREST Any interest representing an actual or potential economic gain or loss, which is neither trivial nor shared by the general public, that accrues to an official or employee, to a relative, or to a business.
HOUSEHOLD Includes anyone whose primary residence is in the official or employee's home, or is a dependent of the household, and including nonrelatives who are not rent payers or servants.
OFFICIAL Any elected or appointed person serving on any board, or in any office as defined in the Town Charter, whether paid or unpaid and whether full or part-time.
RELATIVE Any person related to an official or employee by blood, adoption, marriage, or a domestic relationship.
TOWN The Town of Windham.