Pursuant to the provisions of § 806 of the General Municipal
Law, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Fultonville recognizes that certain
rules of ethical conduct for public officers and employees must be observed
in order to maintain a high degree of professionalism and conduct in the village.
The proper operation of the village government requires that its officers
and employees be independent, impartial, objective, unbiased and responsible
to the people of the Village of Fultonville; that public office not be used
for personal gain; that public officers and employees maintain the highest
standard of integrity and discharge faithfully the duties of their office,
regardless of personal consideration; and that the public have confidence
in the officers and employees thereof. It is the purpose of this chapter to
promulgate these rules of ethical conduct for the officers and employees of
the Village of Fultonville. These rules shall serve as a guide for official
conduct of the officers and employees of the village and shall not conflict
with, but shall be in addition to, any prohibition or provision of Article
18 of the General Municipal Law or any other general or special law relating
to the ethical conduct, interests in contracts and personal interests of municipal
officers and employees.
All words and phrases used herein shall have their ordinary meanings
unless the context requires otherwise or unless set forth below.
CONTRACT
Any claim, account or demand against or agreement with a municipality,
expressed or implied, and shall include the designation of a depository of
public funds and a designation of a newspaper, including but not limited to
an official newspaper, for the publication of any notice, resolution, ordinance
or other proceeding where such publication is required or authorized by law.
FAMILY
The officer or employee himself, his/her spouse or their brothers,
sisters, parents, children, grandchildren or the spouse of any of the foregoing.
INTEREST
A direct or indirect pecuniary or material benefit accruing to a
municipal officer or employee as the result of a contract with the village
or any business or professional transaction with the village. For the purpose
of this chapter, an officer or employee shall be deemed to have a direct interest
in a contract or the business or professional affairs of his or her spouse,
minor children and dependents, a business concern, firm, partnership or association
of which such officer or employee is a member, partner, owner, director or
employee, a corporation of which such officer or employee is an officer, director
or employee and a corporation any stock of which is owned or controlled directly
or indirectly by such officer or employee.
MUNICIPAL OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
The Mayor, Trustees and any officer or employee of the village, whether
paid or not, including members of any administrative advisory board, commission
or other agency of the village. For the purpose of this chapter, no person
shall be deemed a village officer or employee solely by reason of being a
volunteer fireman, a civil defense volunteer or auxiliary police officer.
VILLAGE
The Village of Fultonville or any of its boards, commissions or agencies,
whether operated solely by the village or jointly with one or more other municipalities.
No officer or employee of the village and no organization or service
chartered by or directly or indirectly sponsored or supported by the village
shall:
A. Discriminate or cause segregation, directly or indirectly,
based upon gender, creed, race or national origin or allow said factors to
affect the recruitment, selection, placement, assignment, compensation or
promotion of any officer, employee or member of said organization or service.
B. Permit, directly or indirectly, the use of any village property, equipment or service by any person or persons, organizations, corporations or any other group which directly or indirectly discriminates as set forth in Subsection
A above.
C. Allow the village to knowingly possess any financial or business interest or dealings with any organization which discriminates as set forth in Subsection
A above.
The Village Clerk shall cause a copy of Article 18 of the General Municipal
Law and of this Code of Ethics to be distributed to every officer and employee
of the village. Failure to distribute any such copy or failure of any officer
or employee to receive such copy shall have no effect on the duty of compliance
with such code nor the enforcement of provisions thereof.
In addition to any penalty contained in any other provision of law,
any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this code may be
fined, suspended or removed from office or employment in the manner provided
by law.