This chapter shall be known as the "Ethics and
Disclosure Law of the Town of Red Hook."
The purposes of this chapter are to:
A.
Establish standards of ethical conduct for officers,
employees and consultants of the Town;
B.
Provide officers, employees, and Board and committee
members and consultants of the Town, whether elected or appointed,
paid or volunteer, with clear guidance on such standards;
C.
Promote public confidence and integrity in the agencies
and administrative offices of our local government;
D.
Facilitate the consideration of potential ethical
problems before they arise, to minimize unwarranted suspicion, and
to enhance the accountability of government to the people by requiring
public disclosure of financial interests that may influence or be
perceived to influence the actions of Town officers and employees;
and
E.
Provide for the fair and effective administration
of this chapter.
A.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to § 10
of the Municipal Home Rule Law and is not intended to authorize any
conduct prohibited by Article 18 of the General Municipal Law.
B.
The standards, prohibited acts and procedures established
within this chapter are in addition to any prohibited acts, conflicts
of interest, provisions or procedures prescribed by statutes of the
State of New York and also in addition to common-law rules and judicial
decisions relating to the conduct of Town officers to the extent that
the same are more severe in their application than this chapter.
