Officers and employees of the Village of Munsey Park hold their
positions to serve and benefit the public and not to obtain unwarranted
personal or private gain in the exercise and performance of their
official powers and duties. The Village of Munsey Park recognizes
that, in furtherance of this fundamental principle, there is a need
for clear and reasonable standards of ethical conduct. This Code of
Ethics establishes those standards.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BOARD
The Board of Trustees and any municipal administrative board
(e.g., Board Advisory Committee, Board of Appeals, etc.), commission
or other agency or body comprised of two or more municipal officers
or employees.
CODE
This Code of Ethics.
INTEREST
A direct or indirect financial or material benefit, which
shall in all cases exclude any benefit arising from the provision
or receipt of any services generally available to the residents or
taxpayers of the Village of Munsey Park or an area of the Village
of Munsey Park, or a lawful class of such residents or taxpayers.
A municipal officer or employee is deemed to have an interest in any
private organization or public corporation when he or she, his or
her spouse, or a member of his or her household is an owner, partner,
member, director, officer or employee of the private organization
or public corporation or directly or indirectly owns or controls more
than 5% of the outstanding stock of the private organization or public
corporation.
MUNICIPAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
A paid or unpaid officer or employee of the Village of Munsey
Park, including, but not limited to, the members of any municipal
board.
MUNICIPALITY
The Village of Munsey Park. The word "municipal" refers to
the municipality.
RELATIVE
A spouse, domestic partner, parent, stepparent, sibling,
stepsibling, stepsibling's spouse, child, stepchild, uncle, aunt,
nephew, niece, first cousin, or household member of a municipal officer
or employee and individuals having any of these relationships to the
spouse of the officer or employee.
This Code of Ethics applies to the officers and employees of
the Village of Munsey Park and shall supersede any prior municipal
Code of Ethics. The provisions of this Code of Ethics shall apply
in addition to all applicable state and local laws relating to conflicts
of interest and ethics, including, but not limited to, Article 18
of the General Municipal Law and all rules, regulations, policies
and procedures of the Village of Munsey Park.
No municipal officer or employee shall use his or her municipal
position or official powers and duties to secure a financial or material
benefit for himself or herself, a relative, or any organization in
which he or she is deemed to have an interest.
An officer or employee of the Village of Munsey Park shall treat
all members of the public, whether a person, firm or corporation or
other organization, with respect and in a professional manner, with
equal consideration and without special advantage in carrying out
his or her official duties.
No municipal officer or employee, during his or her tenure as
a municipal officer or employee, may engage in any private employment,
including the rendition of any business, commercial, professional
or other types of services, when the employment:
A. Can be reasonably expected to require more than sporadic recusal and abstention pursuant to §
27-7 of this code; or
B. Can be reasonably expected to require disclosure or use of confidential
information gained by reason of serving as a municipal officer or
employee; or
C. Violates § 805-a, Subdivision 1c or d, of the General Municipal
Law; or
D. Requires representation of a person or organization other than the
Village of Munsey Park in connection with litigation, negotiations
or any other matters to which the Village of Munsey Park is a party.
This code shall not be construed as prohibiting a municipal
officer or employee from:
A. Representing himself or herself, or his or her spouse or minor children,
before the Village of Munsey Park; or
B. Asserting a claim against the Village of Munsey Park on his or her
own behalf, or on behalf of his or her spouse or minor children.
Except as otherwise required by law:
A. No municipal officer or employee, either individually or as a member
of a board, may participate in any decision specifically to appoint,
hire, promote, discipline or discharge a relative for any position
at, for or within the Village of Munsey Park or a municipal board.
B. No municipal officer or employee may supervise a relative in the
performance of the relative's official powers or duties.
No municipal officer or employee who acquires confidential information
during the course of exercising or performing his or her official
powers or duties may disclose or use such information unless the disclosure
or use is required by law or in the course of exercising or performing
his or her official powers and duties. Any municipal officer or employee
who is requested to disclose confidential information to comply with
a legal proceeding must report such request to the Board of Trustees
within three calendar days of the request.
Any municipal officer or employee who violates this code may
be censured, fined, suspended or removed from office or employment
in the manner provided by law.