As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS
A spouse, domestic partner, or minor child residing in the household
of a Town officer, Town board member, or Town employee.
TOWN CONSULTANT
Any individual, group or firm which renders services on behalf of
the Town to any Town officer, Town board, Planning Board, Zoning Board of
Appeals, or any Town agency.
TOWN OFFICER, TOWN BOARD MEMBER or TOWN EMPLOYEE
An officer or employee of the Town of Newburgh, whether paid or unpaid,
including members of the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Recreation
Advisory Board, Board of Assessment Review or any other agency. It shall not
include volunteer firemen, ambulance corpsmen, or civil defense volunteers.
Should any Town officer be subject to another code of ethics or professional
conduct (i.e., Town Justice), the Town officer shall be subject to the conditions
of both codes, and the more stringent standards will apply.
No Town board member, Town officer, Town employee or Town consultant,
whether paid or unpaid, shall disclose confidential information acquired by
him/her in the course of his/her official duties, nor use such information
to advance his/her financial or other private interests.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, word, section or part of this Town
Code of Ethics shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to
be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair
or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation
to the clause, sentence, paragraph, word section or part thereof directly
involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.