[Adopted 9-27-2005 by Ord. No. 24-2005]
A.
No elected official, department head, or employee of
the Township of Westampton, member of their immediate family, or business
organization in which such official, department head or employee has an interest,
shall accept or solicit any gift, favor, loan, service, promise of future
employment or any other thing of value from any person or entity which has
a municipal contract or the elected official, department head or employee
has reason to believe may be awarded a contract, whether awarded through a
bid process or otherwise, with the Township of Westampton.
B.
Excluded from this provision are the following:
(1)
Gifts accepted on behalf of the Township and transferred
immediately to the Township for its perpetual possession;
(2)
Nonmonetary awards presented in recognition of public
service; and
(3)
Gifts conferred on account of kinship, if these gifts
are otherwise legally permissible and are not bartered for another benefit
to influence the performance of an official duty by the elected official,
department head, or employee.
No elected official, department head, or employee of the Township of
Westampton shall accept any compensation, honorarium, or gift from any person
or entity in consideration of an appearance, speech, or article unless the
appearance, speech, or article is wholly unrelated to the elected official's,
department head's, or employee's service with the Township of Westampton.
No person or entity, business entity, professional corporation, professional
association or professional partnership shall offer any compensation, honorarium,
or gift of tickets to any venue of entertainment or to sporting events.
These policies shall be incorporated as part of the existing Township
Ethics Policy.
A.
Any person who accepts such prohibited gift or honoraria
as set forth herein shall be subject to discipline, including a fine in the
amount of $500 for each such violation, and/or suspension or removal.
B.
Any person who offers a prohibited gift or honoraria
as set forth herein shall be subject to a fine of $500 and shall not be awarded
any contract by the Township of Westampton for a period of 24 months after
such finding of violation.
