This chapter shall be known as the "Bethlehem Township Conflicts
of Interest Ordinance."
The following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this
section unless otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires.
COMMISSIONER
Any member of the Bethlehem Township Board of Commissioners
(elected or appointed), individually and together. Any elected but
not yet sworn in member of the Board of Commissioners.
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
Anyone related to a Township official by direct family lineage,
current marriage, adoption, or any person who is a regular member
of that Township official's household.
OFFICIAL ACTION
A recommendation, decision, approval, disapproval, vote or
other similar action, including inaction, by a Township official or
employee of the Township, including but in no way limited to such
action or inaction as administration, legislative, quasi-judicial,
or advisory decisions.
ORGANIZATION
Any business, corporation, partnership, firm, or association
whether organized, nonprofit, or any other corporate entity accepted
and recognized in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith
are hereby specifically repealed.
The provisions of this chapter shall be severable and if any
provision thereof shall be declared unconstitutional, illegal, or
invalid, such a decision shall not affect the validity of any of the
remaining provisions of this chapter. It is hereby declared as the
legislative intent of the Board of Commissioners that this chapter
would have been enacted as otherwise set forth had such unconstitutional,
illegal or invalid provision(s) not been included herein.