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A. 
The State Gift Ban Act (5 ILCS 425 et seq.) is hereby adopted as required by § 83 of the Act (5 ILCS 425/83).
B. 
The solicitation or the acceptance of gifts prohibited to be solicited or accepted under the Act is prohibited by any elected or appointed official or any employee of the Village.
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The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees, is authorized to appoint a person to serve as the Ethics Officer of the Village. The Ethics Officer's duties shall be as provided in § 35.
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All complaints for violations of the Act and this chapter shall be filed with the State Legislative Ethics Commission (created by § 45(a)(6) of the Act).
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Any amendment to the State Gift Ban Act (5 ILCS 425/1 et seq.) that becomes effective after the passage of this chapter shall be incorporated into this chapter by reference and shall be applicable to the solicitation and acceptance of gifts. However, any amendment that makes its provisions optional for adoption by municipalities shall not be incorporated into this chapter by reference without formal action by the corporate authorities of the Village.
[6-7-1999]
A. 
If the Illinois Supreme Court declares the State Gift Ban Act (5 ILCS 425/1 et seq.) unconstitutional in its entirety, then this chapter shall be repealed as of the date that the Supreme Court's decision becomes final and not subject to any further appeals or rehearings. The chapter shall be deemed repealed without further action by the corporate authorities of the Village if the Act is found unconstitutional by the Illinois Supreme Court.
B. 
If the Illinois Supreme Court declares part of the State Gift Ban Act (5 ILCS 425/1 et seq.) 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 chapter shall remain in full force and effect; however, that part of this chapter relating to the part of the Act found unconstitutional shall be deemed repealed without further action by the corporate authorities of the Village.