[Ord. No. 01-01, § I]
There is hereby established a Code of Ethics to regulate the
conduct and activities of the officials and employees of the Township.
[Ord. No. 01-01, § I]
a.
It is the purpose of this section to implement the provisions of
the Local Government Ethics Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.1 et seq., and
to expand certain ethical prohibitions.
b.
This section is enacted under the authority of the Local Government
Ethics Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.1 et seq. and under the further authority
granted to the Township under the provisions of Title 40 and Title
40A of the New Jersey Statutes.
[Ord. No. 01-01, § I]
a.
The definitions established in the Local Government Ethics Law shall
control.
b.
OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
For the purpose of this section:
Shall mean an officer or employee of the Township or of any agency under the authority of or appointed by the Township; in addition, subsection 2-60.4 shall also apply to anyone who has executed a written confidentiality agreement with the Township.
[Ord. No. 01-01, § I]
In addition to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.5, officers
and employees of the Township shall comply with the following additional
ethical standard provision.
No officer or employee shall, without proper legal authorization
therefor, disclose any confidential information concerning the property,
government, personnel or affairs of the Township; nor shall be or
she use such confidential information to advance the financial or
other private interests of himself/herself or others.
[Ord. No. 01-01, § I]
[Former § 2-61, Restrictions on Award of Professional
Contracts, including § 2-61.1 through § 2-61.10,
previously codified herein and containing portions of Ord. No. 05-09
was repealed in its entirety by 9-20-2023 by Ord. No. 23-14.]