Officers and employees of the Village of Southampton 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 Southampton recognizes
that, in furtherance of this fundamental principle, there is a need
for clear and reasonable standards of ethical conduct. This chapter
establishes those standards.
When used in this chapter and unless otherwise expressly stated
or unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
A direct or indirect financial or material benefit, but does
not include any benefit arising from the provision or receipt of any
services generally available to the residents or taxpayers of the
Village or an area of the Village, or a lawful class of such residents
or taxpayers. A Village officer or employee is deemed to have an interest
in any private organization when he or she, his or her spouse, or
dependent is an owner, partner, member, director, officer, employee,
or directly or indirectly owns or controls more than 5% of the organization's
equity or debt, whether in the form of outstanding stock or otherwise.
A spouse, registered domestic partner, child, stepchild,
parent, stepparent, sibling or stepsibling of a Village officer or
employee.
An officer or employee of the Village, whether paid or unpaid,
including members of any administrative board, commission or other
agency thereof. No person shall be deemed to be a Village officer
or employee solely by reason of being a volunteer fireman or civil
defense volunteer, except a fire chief or assistant fire chief.
A.
This
chapter applies to all officers and employees of the Village of Southampton,
whether paid or unpaid, including the members of any Village department,
agency, board or commission.
E.
Article III, § 7-21 of this chapter (Applicant Disclosure in Land Use Applications) applies to applicants, petitioners or parties requesting a variance, amendment, change of zoning, approval of a plat, exemption from a plat or official map, license or permit, pursuant to the provisions of any local law, rule or regulation constituting the zoning and planning regulations of the Village.
F.
The
provisions of this chapter shall supplement all applicable state and
local laws relating to conflicts of interest and municipal ethics,
including, but not limited to, Article 18 of the General Municipal
Law and all related rules, regulations, policies and procedures of
the Village of Southampton.
G.
The
termination of an officer or employee's term of office or employment
with the Village shall not affect the jurisdiction of the Board of
Ethics or the Village Board of Trustees with respect to the requirements
imposed by this chapter on the former officer or employee for his
or her actions or interests while a Village officer or employee.
