The regulations of §§ 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" 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.
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.
This section 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 section, however, the provisions
of this section 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 section shall be incorporated into this section 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 section by reference without formal
action by the corporate authorities of the Village.
If the Illinois Supreme Court declares the Act unconstitutional in
its entirety, then this section shall be repealed as of the date that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 section 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repealed without further action by the Corporate Authorities of the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.
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 section shall remain in full force and effect;
however, that part of this section relating to the part of the Act
found unconstitutional shall be deemed repealed without further action
by the Corporate Authorities of the Village.