There is hereby created and established a Board
of Ethics consisting of five members and two associate members appointed
by the City Council.
All members shall be appointed for terms of
three years each. All associate members shall be appointed for terms
of three years each. Each member and associate member shall serve
until their successor is appointed and qualified. All members must
be residents of the City of Bangor. No member shall serve more than
two complete consecutive terms.
[Amended 5-12-2008 by Ord. No. 08-153]
No member or associate member of the Board shall
hold any other City office or position or be the member of any City
agency to which the City Council shall have appointing authority,
except that any person that works as a part-time employee for the
City of Bangor less than 200 hours during any calendar year may serve
on the Board.
The Board shall establish such rules as it may
determine to be necessary to govern its procedures. In addition, the
Board shall at all times maintain in the office of the City Clerk
appropriate records of its opinions and proceedings.
[Amended 10-23-2017 by Ord. No. 17-367]
The Board shall make findings of fact and render
opinions to the City Council concerning application of the provisions
of this code to any particular situation. In the performance of its
duties, the Board shall limit its review and fact finding to those
issues referred to it by the City Council. The Board shall also make
annual recommendations for necessary revisions to this code and shall
perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by
the City Council. In the event the Board has no recommendations for
revisions to this code, the Chair of the Board shall issue a report
to the City Council advising them of such.