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Home My WebLink About10-21-1970Wed. Oct. 21, 1970, 7:30 P.M. Public Hearing held in regards to adoption of Local Law # 1, establishing standards of Conduct for Officers and Employees of the Town of Cortlandville. Town Board waived reading of the Legal Notice. There were no objections to the adoption of this Local Law, and the Hearing was declared closed. Public Hearing was held at 7:45 P.M. for the adoption of the Preliminary Budget of the Town of Cortlandville for 1971. Budget was read item by item and explained by the Supervisor, Frank K. Taylor. Present for the Public Hearings and 2nd regular meeting • of the month, were Supervisor Taylor, Justices Donald Eaton and Ronald Fish, Councilmen Sherman Griswold and Ray Miller. also, R. Krauklis, Book-keeper for Supervisor, Town Attorney, John J. Gardner, Town Engineer, William Rowell, Town Assessor Henry Wadsworth and Hgwy Supt. Lou Wagner. Also, attending these meetings were L. Ray Alexander, Walter Goodale and Nick Pauldine. -07a�l Town Clerk, Lelan M. Brookins, polled the vote of the Town Board in regard to the adoption of Local Law # 1, Code of Ethics, as follows: Justice Donald Eaton aye Justice Ronald Fish aye Councilman, Sherman Griswold aye Councilman Ray Miller aye Supervisor Frank K. Taylor aye SEE COPY OF "CODE OF ETHICS" ON FOLLOWING PAGES OF THESE MINUTES. *P-', There were no changes in the Preliminary Budget as presented and upon motion of Justice Donald Eaton seconded by Councilman Ray Miller, the Prelininary Budget was approved and becomes the annual Budget for 1971. This motion was carried. Engineer Wm. Rowell reported on the Barker Store Sewer installation and said the job had been done satisfactory and testing would be completed Thursday, Oct. 22,1971. Mr. Rowell also reported he had written a letter to Officials of the proposed water and sewer facilities for new College Buildings on West Road (Rte 281) but ,to date had had no reply. Mr. Rowell also reported that the Drainage problem on the proposed Stiles Tract on Luker Road was not Completed a et. I'� Motion was made by Mr. Eaton, seconded by Mr. Griswold and passed by the 'own Board to appoint Magdalene McGrady, Election Inspector for District 5, McGraw. There being no further business, meeting was adjourned. E Lelan M. Brookins, town Clerk 11 260 CODE OF ETHICS TOWN AND LOCAL LAW TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE Local Law No. 1 for the .year 1970 establishing standards of conduct for officers and employees of the Town of Cortlandville. Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville as follows: Section 1 - Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 806 of the General Munidpal Law )dW the Town of Cortlandville recognizes that these are rules of ethical conduct for public officers and employeES which must be observed if a high degree of moral conduct is to be obtained and if public confidence is to be maintained in cur unit of local government. It is the purpose of this local law to promul- gate these rules of ethical conduct for the officers and employees of the Town of Cortlandville. These rules shall serve as a guide for official conduct of the officers and employees of the Town of Cortlandville. The rules of ethical conduct of this local law as adopted, shall not conflict with, but shall be in addition to a.nly prohibition of Article 18 of the General Municipal Law or any or he general or special law relating to ethical conduct and interest in contracts of municipal officers and employees. Section 2. Definition. (a) "Municipal Officer or Employee" means an officer or employee of the Town of Cortlandville, whether paid or unpaid, including members of any administrative board, com. mission or other agency thereof. No person shall be deemed to be I. municipal officer or employee solely, by reason of being a volun'- ;eer fireman or civil defense volunteer, except a chief engineer of )ssistant chief engineer. (b) "Interest" means a pecuniary or material benefit a.ccruin ;o a municipal officer or employee unless the context otherwise °equires. Section 3. Standards of Conduct. Every officer or employ ,f the Town of Cortlandville shall be subject to and abide by the following standards of conduct: e _. 11 • �I I • Ll • jl (a) .Gifts. He shall not directly or indirectly, solicit, an3 lift; or accept or receive any gift having a value of $25.00 or mo e, nihether in the form of money, services, loan, travel, entertainment, Zospitality, thing or promise, or any other form, under circumstances In which it could reasonably be inferred that the gift was intends to influence him, or could reasonably be expected to influence him, in the performance of his official duties or was intended as a re- ward for any official action on his part. (b) Confidential information. He shall not disclose confide tial information acquired by him in the course of his official dut es or use such information to further his personal interest. (c) Representation before one's own agency. He shall nbt re ceive or enter into any agreement, express or implied, for compensai- tion for services to be rendered in relation to any matter for any, municipal agency of which he is an officer, member or employee or of any municipal agency over which he has jurisdiction or to which he*has the power to appoint any member, officer or employee. (d) Representation before any agency for a contingent fee. He shall not receive, or enter into any agreement, express or implied for compensation for services to be rendered in relation to any matter before any agency of his municipality, whareby his compensa. tion is to be dependent or contingent upon any action by such agen with respect to such matter, provided that this paragraph shall no prohibit the fixing at any time of fees based upon the reasonable ivalue of the services rendered. (e). Disclosure of interest in legislation.. To the extent he knows thereof, a member of the Town Board and'any officer or em plo.y.oe of the Town of Cortlandville, whether paid or unpaid, who participates in the discussion or gives official opinion to the To' Board on any legislation before the Town Board shall publicly dis close on the official record the nature and extent of any direct o indirect financial or other private interest he has in such legis Lion. 6 1 26 (f ) Investments in conflieb with official duties. He shall' not invest or hold any investment directly or indirectly in any financial, business, commercial or other private transaction, wh creates a conflict with his official duties. (g) Private employment. He shall not engage in, solicit, negotiate for or promise to accept private employment or render se vices for private interests when such employment or service create: a conflict with or impairs the proper discharge of his official duties. (h) Future employment. He shall not, after the termination of service or employmentwith such municipality, appear before any board or agency of the Town of Cortlandville in relation to any r,.as�e, proceeding or application in which he personally participated du3A the period of his service or employment or which was under his act consideration. Section 4. Nothing herein shall be deemed to bar or prevent the timely filing by a present or former municipal officer or empl ee of any claim, account, demand or suit against the Town of Cort- landville, or any agency thereof on behalf of himself or any membe of his family arising out of any personal injury or property damag or for any lawful benefit authorized or permitted by law. Section 5. Distribution of Code of Ethics. The Supervisor o the Town of Cortlandville shall cause a. copy of this code of ethic to,be distributed to every officer and employee of the Town within ten days after the effective date of this local law. Each.offic�er and employee elected or appointed thereafter shall be furnished 'a copy before entering upon the duties of his office or employment.. Section 6. Penalties.,,-- In addition to any penalty contained in any other provision of law, any person who shall knowingly and intentinnally violate any of the provisions of this code may be fined, suspended or removed from office or employment, as the c se may be, in the manner provided by law. Y- 1 • 1 E 1 .7 1 Section 7® Effective date. This local law shall take effect twenty days after it is filed asprovided in section 27 of the muni• icipa.l home rule law® APPROVED October 22,, 1970 SUPERVISOR, TOWN OF OR`,PLANDVILLE DMENZO OF STATE � II p ®STATE OFNEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE 162 WASHINGTON AVENUE ALBANY, NEW YORK 12225 October 27, 1970 Mr. John J. Gardner, Attorney Town of Cortlandville 1 Main Street Cortland, New York 13045 Dear Sire Please be advised that Local Law No. of 1970 of the Town of Cortlandville was received and filed on October 26, 1970 JOHN J. GHEZZI DEPUTY SECRETARY DANIEL J. MEAGHER, JR. DEPUTY SECRETARY EDWARD L. WARREN DEPUTYSECRETARY JACK R. MURATORI DEPUTY SECRETARY• COUNSEL MAURICE FLASTERSTEIN ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR 1 We enclose herewith additional forms for the filing of local laws for your future use. Very truly yours, JOHN P. LOMENZO Secretary of State By: Thomas W. Wallace Deputy Secretary of State Election and Law Bureau cc: State Comptroller Division of Municipal Affairs