A.
The Village Board of the Village of Bloomfield recognizes that there
are state statutory provisions mandating villages to establish rules
and standards of ethical conduct for public officers and employees
which must be observed if a high degree of moral conduct is to be
obtained and if public confidence is to be maintained in our unit
of local government. It is the purpose of this chapter to promulgate the rules of ethical conduct
for the officers and employees of the Village of Bloomfield. The rules
of ethical conduct of this chapter shall not conflict with, but shall
be in addition to, the provisions of § 806 of the General
Municipal Law, any prohibition of Article 18 of the General Municipal
Law or any other general or special law relating to ethical conduct
and interest in contracts of municipal officers and employees.
B.
It is the purpose of this chapter to implement this objective through
the establishment of standards of conduct, to provide for punishment
of violation of such standards and to create a Review Board of Ethics
to render advisory opinions to the Village's officers and employees
as provided for herein.
The standards, prohibited acts and procedures established herein
are in addition to any prohibited acts, conflicts of interest, provisions
or procedures prescribed by statute of the State of New York and also
in addition to common law rule and judicial decisions relating to
the conduct of Village officers, to the extent that the same are more
severe in their application than this chapter.
