[Adopted 5-10-2004 by Ord. No. 04-05-10-1]
The regulations of Sections 5-15 (5 ILCS 430/5-15) and Article
10 (5 ILCS 430/10-10 through 10-40) of the State Officials and Employees
Ethics Act (5 ILCS 430/1-1 et seq.), hereinafter referred to as the
"Act," 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 section, 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.
To the extent that any existing ordinances or policies which
are not repealed hereunder are less restrictive than this article,
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then this article shall be repealed as of the date that the Illinois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, without further action by the Village Board.
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found unconstitutional shall be deemed repealed without further action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 Village Board.
