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CODE OF ETHICS
TOWN OF DANBY
A resolution establishing standards of conduct for officers and
employees of the Town of Danby.
Be it resolved by the Town Board of the Town of Danby as follows :
FIRST: Pursuant to the provisions of section eight hundred six
of the general municipal law, the Town Board of the Town of Danby
recognizes that there 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 our unit
of local government . It is the purpose of this resolution to promul-
gate these rules of ethical conduct for the officers and employess of
the Town of Danby. These rules shall serve as a guide for official
conduct of the officers and employees of the Town of Danby. The rules
of ethical conduct of this resolution as adopted, shall not conflict
with, but shall be in addition to any prohibition of article eighteen
of the general miniciapl law or any other general or special law relat-
ing to ethical conduct and interest in contracts of municipal officers
and employees .
SECOND: Definition (a) "Municipal Officer or Employee" means
an officer or employee of the Town of Danby, whether paid or unpaid,
including members of any administrative board, commission or other
agency thereof . No person shall be deemed to be a municiapl officer or
employee solely by reason of being a volunteer fireman or civil
defense volunteer, except a chief engineer or assistant chief engineer.
(b) "Interest" means a pecuniary or material benefit accruing to
a municipal officer or employee unless the context otherwise requires .
THIRD: Standards of conduct . Every officer or employee of the
Town of Danby shall be subject to and abide by the following standards
of conduct :
(a) Gifts . He shall not directly or indirectly, solicit any gift ; or
accept or receive any gift having a value of twenty-five dollars ($25 .00)
or more, whether in the form of money, services , loan, travel, entert-
ainment, hospitality, thing or promise, or any other form, under circum-
stances in which it could reasonably be inferred that the gift was in-
tended to influence him, or could reasonably be expected to influence him,
in the performance of his official duties or was intended as reward for
any official action on his part .
(b) Confidential Information . He shall not disclose confidential
information acquired by him in the course of his official duties or use
information to further his personal interest .
(c) Representation before one ' s own agency. 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 minicipal
agency of which he is an officer, member or employee or of any minicipal
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 comp-
ensation for services to be rendered in relation to any matter before
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any agency of his municipality, whereby his compensation is to be dep-
endent or contingent upon any action by such agency with respect to such
matter, provided that this paragraph shall not prohibit the fixing at
any time of fees based upon the reasonable value of the services rendered .
(e) Disclosure of interest in legislation . To the extent that he
knows thereof, a member of the Town Board and any officer or employee of
of the Town of Danby, whether paid or unpaid, who participates in the
discussion or gives official opinion to the Town Board on any legislation
before the Town Board shall publicly disclose on the official record the
nature and extent of any direct or indirect financial or other private
interest he has in such legislation .
(f) Investments in conflict with official duties . He shall not invest
or hold any investment directly or indirectly in any financial, business ,
commercial or other private transaction, which 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 services for private
interests when such employment or service creates a conflict with or
impairs the proper discharge of his official duties .
(f) Future employment . He shall not, after the termination of service
or employment with such minicipality, appear before any board or agency
of the Town of Danby in relation to any case, proceeding or application
in which he personally participated during the period of this rvice or
employment or which was under his active consideration .
FOURTH: Nothing herein shall be deemed to bar or prevent the timely
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filing by a present or former municipal officer or employee of any
claim, account, demand or suit against the Town of Danby, or any agency
thereof on behalf of himself or any member of his family arising out of
any personal injury or property damage or for any lawful benefit author-
ized or permitted by law .
FIFTH: Distribution of Code of Ethics . The Supervisor of the Town
of Danby shall cause a copy of this code of ethics to be distributed to
every officer and employee of the Town of Danby within five days after
the effective date of this resolution . Each officer and employee elected
or appointed thereafter shall be furnished a copy before entering upon
the duties of his office or employment .
SIXTH. Penalties . In addition to any penalty contained in any other
provision of law, any person who shall knowingly and intentionally viol-
ate any of the provisions of this code may be fined, suspended or remov-
ed from office or employment, as the case may be, in the manner provided
by law .
SEVENTH: Effective date . This resolution shall take effect ten
days after it is filed as provided in section eight hundred six of the
general municipal law .
STATE OF NEW YORK ) ss •
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS) •
I the undersigned Clerk of the Town of Danby, a municipal corpor-
ation of the County of Tompkins, State of New York, do hereby CERTIFY
that the foregoing is a true copy of a resolution duly adopted by the
Town and recorded in the minutes of a meeting of said Board duly held
October 8, 1979 and not subsequently rescinded or modified.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name as Clerk
of the Town of Danby this 25th day of October 1979.
M Olt dc c erI
CODE OF ETHICS
TOWN OF DANBY
A resolution establishing standards of conduct for officers and
employees of the Town of Danby.
Be it resolved by the Town Board of the Town of Danby as follows :
• FIRST: Pursuant to the provisions of section eight hundred six
of the general municipal law, the Town Board of the Town of Danby
recognizes that there 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 our unit
of local government . It is the purpose of this resolution to promul-
gate these rules of ethical conduct for the officers and employess of
the Town of Danby. These rules shall serve as a guide for official
conduct of the officers and employees of the Town of Danby. The rules
of ethical conduct of this resolution as adopted, shall not conflict
with, but shall be in addition to any prohibition of article eighteen
of the general miniciapl law or any other general or special law relat-
ing to ethical conduct and interest in contracts of municipal officers
and employees .
SECOND: Definition (a) "Municipal Officer or Employee" means !
an officer or employee of the Town of Danby, whether paid or unpaid,
including members of any administrative board, commission or other
agency thereof . No person shall be deemed to be a municiapl officer or
employee solely by reason of being a volunteer fireman or civil
defense volunteer, except a chief engineer or assistant chief engineer.
(b) "Interest" means a pecuniary or material benefit accruing to
a municipal officer or employee unless the context otherwise requires .
THIRD: Standards of conduct . Every officer or employee of the
Town of Danby shall be subject to and abide by the following standards
of conduct :
(a) Gifts . He shall not directly or indirectly, solicit any gift ; or
accept or receive any gift having a value of twenty-five dollars ($25 .00)
or more, whether in the form of money, services , loan, travel, entert-
ainment, hospitality, thing or promise , or any other form, under circum-
stances in which it could reasonably be inferred that the gift was in-
tended to influence him, or could reasonably be expected to influence him,
in the performance of his official duties or was intended as reward for
any official action on his part .
(b) Confidential Information . He shall not disclose confidential
information acquired by him in the course of his official duties or use
information to further his personal interest .
(c) Representation before one ' s own agency. 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 minicipal
agency of which he is an officer, member or employee or of any minicipal
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 comp-
ensation for services to be rendered in relation to any matter before
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any agency of his municipality, whereby his compensation is to be dep-
endent P
endent or contingent upon any action by such agency with respect to such
matter, provided that this paragraph shall not prohibit the fixing at
any time of fees based upon the reasonable value of the services rendered .
(e) Disclosure of interest in le islation . To the extent that he
knows thereof, a member of the Town Board and any officer or employee of
of the Town of Danby, whether paid or unpaid, who participates in the
discussion or gives official opinion to the Town Board on any legislation
before the Town Board shall publicly disclose on the official record the
nature and extent of any direct or indirect financial or other private
interest he has in such legislation .
(f) Investments in conflict with official duties . He shall not invest
or hold any investment directly or indirectly in any financial, business,
commercial or other private transaction, which 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 services for private
interests when such employment or service creates a conflict with or
impairs the proper discharge of his official duties .
(f) Future employment . He shall not, after the termination of service
or employment with such minicipality, appear before any board or agency
of the Town of Danby in relation to any case, proceeding or application
in which he personally participated during the period of thisservice or
employment or which was under his active consideration .
FOURTH: Nothing herein shall be deemed to bar or prevent the timely
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filing by a present or former municipal officer or employee of any
claim, account, demand or suit against the Town of Danby, or any agency
thereof on behalf of himself or any member of his family arising out of
any personal injury or property damage or for any lawful benefit author-
ized or permitted by law .
FIFTH: Distribution of Code of Ethics . The Supervisor of the Town
of Danby shall cause a copy of this code of ethics to be distributed to
every officer and employee of the Town of Danby within five days after
the effective date of this resolution . Each officer and employee elected
or appointed thereafter shall be furnished a copy before entering upon
the duties of his office or employment .
SIXTH. Penalties . In addition to any penalty contained in any other
provision of law, any person who shall knowingly and intentionally viol-
ate any of the provisions of this code may be fined, suspended or remov-
ed from office or employment, as the case may be, in the manner provided
by law .
SEVENTH: Effective date . This resolution shall take effect ten
days after it is filed as provided in section eight hundred six of the
general municipal law .
STATE OF NEW YORK )
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS) ss :
I the undersigned Clerk of the Town of Danby, a municipal corpor-
ation of the County of Tompkins , State of New York, do hereby CERTIFY
that the foregoing is a true copy of a resolution duly adopted by the
Town and recorded in the minutes of a meeting of said Board duly held
October 8, 1979 and not subsequently rescinded or modified.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name as Clerk
of the Town of Danby this 25th day of October 1979.
Mr Olt , c er
CODE OF ETHICS
TOWN OF DANBY
A resolution establishing standards of conduct for officers and
employees of the Town of Danby.
Be it resolved by the Town Board of the Town of Danby as follows :
FIRST : Pursuant to the provisions of section eight hundred six
of the general municipal law, the Town Board of the Town of Danby
recognizes that there 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 our unit
of local government . It is the purpose of this resolution to promul-
gate these rules of ethical conduct for the officers and employess of
the Town of Danby . These rules shall serve as a guide for official
conduct of the officers and employees of the Town of Danby. The rules
of ethical conduct of this resolution as adopted, shall not conflict
with, but shall be in addition to any prohibition of article eighteen
of the general miniciapl law or any other general or special law relat-
ing to ethical conduct and interest in contracts of municipal officers
and employees .
SECOND: Definition (a) "Municipal Officer or Employee" means
an officer or employee of the Town of Danby, whether paid or unpaid,
including members of any administrative board, commission or other
agency thereof . No person shall be deemed to be a municiapl officer or
employee solely by reason of being a volunteer fireman or civil
defense volunteer, except a chief engineer or assistant chief engineer.
(b) "Interest" means a pecuniary or material benefit accruing to
a municipal officer or employee unless the context otherwise requires .
THIRD: Standards of conduct . Every officer or employee of the
Town of Danby shall be subject to and abide by the following standards
of conduct :
(a) Gifts . He shall not directly or indirectly, solicit any gift ; or
accept or receive any gift having a value of twenty-five dollars ($25 .00)
or more, whether in the form of money, services , loan, travel, entert-
ainment, hospitality, thing or promise, or any other form, under circum-
stances in which it could reasonably be inferred that the gift was in-
tended to influence him, or could reasonably be expected to influence him,
in the performance of his official duties or was intended as reward for
any official action on his part .
(b) Confidential Information . He shall not disclose confidential
information acquired by him in the course of his official duties or use
information to further his personal interest .
(c) Representation before one ' s own agency. 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 minicipal
agency of which he is an officer, member or employee or of any minicipal
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 comp-
ensation for services to be rendered in relation to any matter before
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any agency of his municipality, whereby his compensation is to be dep-
endent or contingent upon any action by such agency with respect to such
matter, provided that this paragraph shall not prohibit the fixing at
any time of fees based upon the reasonable value of the services rendered .
(e) Disclosure of interest in le islation . To the extent that he
knows thereof, a member of the Town Board and any officer or employee of
of the Town of Danby, whether paid or unpaid, who participates in the
discussion or gives official opinion to the Town Board on any legislation
before the Town Board shall publicly disclose on the official record the
nature and extent of any direct or indirect financial or other private
interest he has in such legislation .
(f) Investments in conflict with official duties . He shall not invest
or hold any investment directly or indirectly in any financial, business ,
commercial or other private transaction, which 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 services for private
interests when such employment or service creates a conflict with or
impairs the proper discharge of his official duties .
(f) Future employment . He shall not, after the termination of service
or employment with such minicipality, appear before any board or agency
of the Town of Danby in relation to any case, proceeding or application
in which he personally participated during the period of this service or
employment or which was under his active consideration .
FOURTH: Nothing herein shall be deemed to bar or prevent the timely
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filing by a present or former municipal officer or employee of any
claim, account, demand or suit against the Town of Danby, or any agency
thereof on behalf of himself or any member of his family arising out of
any personal injury or property damage or for any lawful benefit author-
ized or permitted by law .
FIFTH: Distribution of Code of Ethics . The Supervisor of the Town
of Danby shall cause a copy of this code of ethics to be distributed to
every officer and employee of the Town of Danby within five days after
the effective date of this resolution . Each officer and employee elected
or appointed thereafter shall be furnished a copy before entering upon
the duties of his office or employment .
SIXTH. Penalties . In addition to any penalty contained in any other
provision of law, any person who shall knowingly and intentionally viol-
ate any of the provisions of this code may be fined, suspended or remov-
ed from office or employment, as the case may be, in the manner provided
by law .
SEVENTH: Effective date . This resolution shall take effect ten
days after it is filed as provided in section eight hundred six of the
general municipal law .
STATE OF NEW YORK )
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS) ss :
I the undersigned Clerk of the Town of Danby, a municipal corpor-
ation of the County of Tompkins , State of New York, do hereby CERTIFY
that the foregoing is a true copy of a resolution duly adopted by the
Town and recorded in the minutes of a meeting of said Board duly held
October 81 1979 and not subsequently rescinded or modified.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name as Clerk
of the Town of Danby this 25th day of October 1979.
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• CODE OF ETHICS
TOWN OF DANBY
A resolution establishing standards of conduct for officers and
employees of the Town of Danby.
Be it resolved by the Town Board of the Town of Danby as follows :
FIRST : Pursuant to the provisions of section eight hundred six
of the general municipal law, the Town Board of the Town of Danby
recognizes that there 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 our unit
of local government . It is the purpose of this resolution to promul-
gate these rules of ethical conduct for the officers and employess of
the Town of Danby . These rules shall serve as a guide for official
conduct of the officers and employees of the Town of Danby. The rules
of ethical conduct of this resolution as adopted, shall not conflict
with, but shall be in addition to any prohibition of article eighteen
of the general miniciapi law or any other general or special law relat-
ing to ethical conduct and interest in contracts of municipal officers
and employees .
SECOND: Definition (a) "Municipal Officer or Employee" means
an officer or 'employee of the Town of Danby, whether paid or unpaid,
including members of any administrative board, commission or other
agency thereof . No person shall be deemed to be a municiapl officer or
employee solely by reason of being a volunteer fireman or civil
defense volunteer, except a chief engi eer or assistant chief engineer.
(b) "Interest" means a pecuniary or material benefit accruing to
a municipal officer or employee unless the context otherwise requires .
THIRD: Standards of conduct . Every officer or employee of the
Town of Danby shall be subject to and abide by the following standards
of conduct :
(a) Gifts . He shall not directly or indirectly, solicit any gift ; or
accept or receive any gift having a value of twenty-five dollars ($25 .00)
or more, whether in the form of money, services , loan, travel, entert-
ainment, hospitality, thing or promise, or any other form, under circum-
stances in which it could reasonably be inferred that the gift was in-
tended to influence him, or could reasonably be expected to influence him,
in the performance of his official duties or was intended as reward for
any official action on his part .
(b) Confidential Information . He shall not disclose confidential
information acquired by him in the course of his official duties or use
information to further his personal interest .
(c) Representation before one ' s own agency. 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 minicipal
agency of which he is an officer, member or employee or of any minicipal
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 comp-
ensation for services to be rendered in relation to any matter before
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any agency of his municipality, whereby his compensation
dep-
endent or contingent upon any action by is to be dep-
t' such agency with respect to such
matter, provided that this paragraph shall not prohibit th
any time of fees based upon the reasonable the fixing at
value of the services rendered
(e) Disclosure of interest in le islation . To the
knows thereof, a member of the Town Board and any extent that he
y officer or employee of
of the Town of Danby, whether paid or unpaid, who art '
p icipates in the
discussion or gives official opinion to the Town Boar
before the Town Board shall publicly Board on any legislation
disclose on the official record the
nature and extent of any direct or indirect financial or o
interest he has in such legislation , other private
(f) Investments in conflict with official duties .
or hold any investment directly or indirectly He shall not invest
rectly in any financial, business,
commercial or other private transaction, which creates a c
his official duties .
conflict with
(g) Private employment . He shall not engage in, solicit, negotiate
for or promise to accept private employment or render
interests when such employment or service services for private
creates a conflict with or
impairs the proper discharge of his official duties .
(f) Future employment . He shall not, after the to
or employment with such municipality, appear termination of service
pp ar before any board or agenc
of the Town of Danb y
y in relation to any case, proceeding or applicatio
in which he personally participated n
cipated during the period of this service or
employment or which was under his active consideration .
.
FOURTH: Nothing herein shall be deemed to bar or
prevent the timely
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filing by a present or former municipal officer or employee of any
claim, account, demand or suit against the Town of Danby, or any agency
thereof on behalf of himself or any member of his family arising out of
any personal injury or property damage or for any lawful benefit author-
ized or permitted by law .
FIFTH: Distribution of Code of Ethics . The Supervisor of the Town
of Danby shall cause a copy of this code of ethics to be distributed to
every officer and employee of the Town of Danby within five days after
the effective date of this resolution . Each officer and employee elected
or appointed thereafter shall be furnished a copy before entering upon
the duties of his office or employment .
SIXTH. Penalties . In addition to any penalty contained in any other
provision of law, any person who shall knowingly and intentionally viol-
ate any of the provisions of this code may be fined, suspended or remov-
ed from office or employment, as the case may be, in the manner provided
by law .
SEVENTH: Effective date . This resolution shall take effect ten
days after it is filed as provided in section eight hundred six of the
general municipal law .
STATE OF NEW YORK )
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS) SS :
I the undersigned Clerk of the Town of Denby,
corpor-
ation of the County of Tompkins, State of New York,adouherebyl ERrIor-
that the foregoing is a true copy hereby CERTIFY
Town and recorded in the minutes yoffaa meeting tofn said yBoard tdulyyheld
October 8, 1979 and not subsequently rescinded or modified. y held
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name as Clerk
of the Town of Danby this 25th day of October 1979.
M r,� Oltx , c erIc I
CODE OF ETHICS
TOWN OF DANBY •
A resolution establishing standards of conduct for officers and
employees of the Town of Danby.
Be it resolved by the Town Board of the Town of Danby as follows :
FIRST: Pursuant to the provisions of section eight hundred six
of the general municipal law, the Town Board of the Town of Danby
recognizes that there 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 our unit
of local government . It is the purpose of this resolution to promul-
gate these rules of ethical conduct for the officers and employess of
the Town of Danby. These rules shall serve as a guide for official
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conduct of the officers and employees of the Town of Danby. The rules
of ethical conduct of this resolution as adopted, shall not conflict
with, but shall be in addition to any prohibition of article eighteen
of the general miniciapl law or any other general or special law relat-
ing to ethical conduct and interest in contracts of municipal officers
and employees .
SECOND: Definition (a) "Municipal Officer or Employee" means
an officer or 'employee of the Town of Danby, whether paid or unpaid,
including members of any administrative board, commission or other
agency thereof . No person shall be deemed to be a municiapl officer or
® employee solely by reason of being a volunteer fireman or civil
defense volunteer, except a chief engineer or assistant chief engineer.
(b) "Interest" means a pecuniary or material benefit accruing to
a municipal officer or employee unless the context otherwise requires .
THIRD: Standards of conduct . Every officer or employee of the
Town of Danby shall be subject to and abide by the following standards
of conduct :
(a) Gifts . He shall not directly or indirectly, solicit any gift ; or
accept or receive any gift having a value of twenty-five dollars ($25 .00)
or more, whether in the form of money, services , loan, travel, entert-
ainment, hospitality, thing or promise , or any other form, under circum-
stances in which it could reasonably be inferred that the gift was in-
tended to influence him, or could reasonably be expected to influence him,
in the performance of his official duties or was intended as reward for
* any official action on his part .
(b) Confidential Information . He shall not disclose confidential
information acquired by him in the course of his official duties or use
information to further his personal interest .
(c) Representation before one ' s own agency. 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 minicipal
agency of which he is an officer, member or employee or of any minicipal
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 comp-
ensation for services to be rendered in relation to any matter before
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any agency of his municipality, whereby his compensation is to be dep-
contingent upon any action by such agency with re
matter, provided that spect to suct-
this paragraph shall not prohibit the fixin a
any time of fees based upon the g t
reasonable value of the services rendere
(e) Disclosure of interest in le islation .
To the extent that he
knows thereof, a member of the
Town Board and any officer or employee of
of the Town of Danby, whether paid or unpaid who
participates in the
discussion or gives official opinion to the Town
before the Town Board shall ubli Board on any legislation
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publicly disclose on the official record the
nature and extent of any direct or indirect financial or
other private
interest he
has in such legislation .
(f) Investments in conflict with official duties
He shall not invest
411or hold any investment directly or indirectly in any financial, business ,
commercial or other private transaction, which creates a
his official duties , conflict with
(g) Private em to meat . He shall not engage in,g solicit, negotiate
for or promise to accept private employment or re
interests when such employment or service render services for private
creates a conflict with or
impairs the proper discharge of his official duties .
.
(f) Future em to ment . He shall not, after the
or employment with such minicipalit termination of service
Y, appear before any board or agency
of the Town of Danby in relation to any case
proceeding or application
in which he personally participated during th
employment or which was under his g e Period of this �rvice or
s active consideration .
FOURTH: Nothing herein shall be deemed to bar or
prevent the timely
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filing by a present or former municipal officer or employee of any
claim, account, demand or suit against the Town of Danby, or any agency
thereof on behalf of himself or any member of his family arising out of
any personal injury or property damage or for any lawful benefit author-
ized or. permitted by law .
FIFTH: Distribution of Code of Ethics . The Supervisor of the Town
of Danby shall cause a copy of this code of ethics to be distributed to
every officer and employee of the Town of Danby within five days after
the effective date of this resolution . Each officer and employee elected
or appointed thereafter shall be furnished a copy before entering upon
the duties of his office or employment .
SIXTH. Penalties . In addition to any penalty contained in any other
provision of law, any person who shall knowingly and intentionally viol-
ate any of
y the provisions of this code may be fined, suspended or remov-
ed from office or employment, as the case may be, in the manner provided
by law .
SEVENTH: Effective date . This resolution shall take effect ten
days after it is filed as provided in section eight hundred six of the
general municipal law .
STATE OF NEW YORK )
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS) ss :
I the undersigned Clerk of the Town of Danby,of the County of Tompkins, State of New York, CERTIFY
that the foregoing is a true copy � hereby CERTIFY
Town and recorded in the minutes yoffaa meeting tofn said yBoard tdulyy the
October 8, 1979 and not subsequently rescinded or modified. y held
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name as Clerk
gp of the Town of Danby this 25th day of October 1979.
MrjOlt c er
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CODE OF ETHICS
TOWN OF DANBY •
A resolution establishing standards of conduct for officers and
employees of the Town of Danby.
Be it resolved by the Town Board of the Town of Danby as follows :.
FIRST : Pursuant to the provisions of section eight hundred six
of the general municipal law, the Town Board of the Town of Danby
recognizes that there 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 our uni
of local government . It is the purpose of this resolution to promul-
gate these rules of ethical conduct for the officers and employess of
the Town of Danby. These rules shall serve as a guide for official
conduct of the officers and employees of the Town of Danby. The rules
of ethical conduct of this resolution as adopted, shall not conflict
with, but shall be in addition to any prohibition of article eighteen
of the general miniciapl law or any other general or special law relat-
ing to ethical conduct and interest in contracts of municipal officers
and employees .
SECOND: Definition (a) "Municipal Officer or Employee" means
an officer or .employee of the Town of Danby, whether paid or unpaid,
including members of any administrative board, commission or other
agency thereof . No person shall be deemed to be a municiapl officer or
employee solely by reason of being a volunteer fireman or civil
defense volunteer, except a chief engineer or assistant chief engineer.
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(b) "Interest" means a pecuniary or material benefit accruing to
a municipal officer or employee unless the context otherwise requires .
THIRD : Standards of conduct . Every officer -or employee of the
Town of Danby shall be subject to and abide by the following standards
of conduct :
(a) Gifts . He shall not directly or indirectly, solicit any gift ; or
accept or receive any gift having a value of twenty-five dollars ($25 . 00)
or more, whether in the form of money, services , loan, travel, entert-
ainment, hospitality, thing or promise, or any other form, under circum-
stances in which it could reasonably be inferred that the gift was in-
tended to influence him, or could reasonably be expected to influence him,
in the performance of his official duties or was intended as reward for
any official action on his part .
(b) Confidential Information . He shall not disclose confidential
information acquired by him in the course of his official duties or use
information to further his personal interest .
(c) Representation before one ' s own agency. 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 minicipal .
agency of which he is an officer, member or employee or of any minicipal
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 comp-
ensation for services to be rendered in relation to any matter before
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'' any agency of his municipality, whereby his compensation is to be dep-
endent or contingent upon any action by such agency. with respect to suct-
matter, provided that this paragraph shall not
any time of fees based upon the reasonable prohibit the fixing at
value of the services rendere
(e) Disclosure of interest in le islation . To
the extent that he
knows thereof, a member of the
Town Board and any officer or employee of
of the Town of Danby, whether paid or unpaid, who
discussion or gives official opinion to � participates in the
the Town Board on any legislation
before the Town Board shall publicly disclose on the official record the
nature and extent of any direct or indirect financial
or other private
interest he
has in such legislation .
(f) Investments in conflict with official duties .
or hold any investment directly or indirectly He shall not invest
erectly in any financial, business ,
commercial or other private transaction, which creates a
his official duties , conflict with
(g) Private employment . He shall not engage in
for or p g solicit, negotiate
romise to accept private employment or render serve
interests when such employment or ces for private .
service creates a conflict with or
impairs the proper discharge of his official duties .
.
(f) Future em to ment .
He shall not, after the termination of service
or employment with such minicipality, appear b
of the p afore any board or agency
Town of Danby in relation to any case, proceedin
in which he g or application
personally participated during the period of this srrvi
employment or which was under his active consideration . Ce or
FOURTH: Nothing herein shall be deemed to bar or
prevent the timely
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filing by a present or former municipal officer or employee of any
claim, account, demand or suit against the Town of Danby, or any agency
g Y
thereof on behalf of himself or any member of his family arising out of
any personal injury or property damage or for any lawful benefit author-
ized or permitted by law . •
FIFTH: Distribution of Code of Ethics . The Supervisor of the Town
of Danby shall cause a copy of this code of ethics to be distributed to
every officer and employee of the Town of Danby within five days after
the effective date of this resolution . Each officer and employee electec
or appointed thereafter shall be furnished a copy before entering upon
the duties of his office or employment .
SIXTH. Penalties . In addition to any penalty contained in any other
provision of law, any person who shall knowingly and intentionally viol-
ate any of the provisions of this code may be fined, suspended or remov-
ed from office or employment, as the case may be, in the manner provided
by law .
SEVENTH: Effective date . This resolution shall take effect ten
days after it is filed as provided in section eight hundred six of the
general municipal law .
STATE OF NEW YORK )
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS) ss ;
I the undersigned Clerk of the Town of
corpor-
ation of the County of Tompkins , Danby, a municipal corpor-
atio the of foregoing t is a true ns , State of New York, do hereby
copy
Town and recorded in the minutes offaameetingtofn said duly
oardtdulyyheld
October 8, 1979 and not subsequently rescinded or modified. duly held
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name as Clerk
of the To of Danby this 25th day of October 1979.
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CODE OF ETHICS
TOWN OF DANBY •
A resolution establishing standards of conduct for officers and
employees of the Town of Danby.
Be it resolved by the Town Board of the Town of Danby as follows :
• FIRST : Pursuant to the provisions of section eight hundred six
of the general municipal law, the Town Board of the Town of Danby
recognizes that there 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 our unit
of local government . It is the purpose of this resolution to promul-
gate these rules of ethical conduct for the officers and employess of
the Town of Danby . These rules shall serve as a guide for official
conduct of the officers and employees of the Town of Danby. The rules
of ethical conduct of this resolution as adopted, shall not conflict
with, but shall be in addition to any prohibition of article eighteen
of the general miniciapl law or any other general or special law relat-
ing to ethical conduct and interest in contracts of municipal officers
and employees .
SECOND: Definition (a) "Municipal Officer or Employee" means
an officer or `employee of the Town of Danby, whether paid or unpaid,
including members of any administrative board, commission or other
agency thereof . No person shall be deemed to be a municiapl officer or
employee solely by reason of being a volunteer fireman or civil
defense volunteer, except a chief engineer or assistant chief engineer.
(b) "Interest" means a pecuniary or material benefit accruing to
a municipal officer or employee unless the context otherwise requires .
THIRD : Standards of conduct . Every officer or employee of the
Town of Danby shall be subject to and abide by the following standards
of conduct :
(a) Gifts . He shall not directly or indirectly, solicit any gift ; or
accept or receive any gift having a value of twenty-five dollars ($25 .00)
or more, whether in the form of money, services , loan, travel, entert-
ainment, hospitality, thing or promise, or any other form, under circum-
stances in which it could reasonably be inferred that the gift was in-
tended to influence him, or could reasonably be expected to influence him,
in the performance of his official duties or was intended as reward for
any official action on his part .
(b) Confidential Information . He shall not disclose confidential
information acquired by him in the course of his official duties or use
information to further his personal interest .
(c) Representation before one ' s own agency. 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 minicipal
agency of which he is an officer, member or employee or of any minicipal
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 comp-
ensation for services to be rendered in relation to any matter before
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any agency of his municipality, whereby his compensation
dep-
endent or contingent upon any action is to be dep-
by such agency with respect to such
matter, provided that this paragraph shall not prohibit
any time of fees based upon the reasonable the fixing at
le value of the services rendered
(e) Disclosure of interest in le islation . To the extent that he
knows thereof, a member of the Town Board and any officer Y frlcer or employee of
of the Town of Danby, whether paid or unpaid, who ar
p ticipates in the
discussion or gives official opinion to the Town Board on any legislation
before the Town Board shall publicly disclose on the
nature and extent of any direct or indirect financial official record the
nancial or other private
interest he has in such legislation .
(f) Investments in conflict with official duties . He
or hold any investment directly or indirectly shall not invest
rectly in any financial, business ,
commercial or other private transaction, which creates a conflict
his official duties . with
(g) Private employment . He shall not engage in, soli
for or promise to acce t p ' cit, negotiate
p private employment or render services for private
interests when such employment or service creates a co
impairs the proper discharge of his official conflict with or
ficial duties .
(f) Future em to ment . He shall not, after the termination
or employment with such minicipality, appear of service
PP ear before any board or agency
of the Town of Danby in relation to any case, proceedi
in which he personall participated ng or application
y partici ated during the period of this service or
employment or which was under his active consideration .
FOURTH: Nothing herein shall be deemed to bar or
prevent the timely
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filing by a present or former municipal officer or employee of any
claim, account, demand or suit against the Town of Danby, or any agency
thereof on behalf of himself or any member of his family arising out of
any personal injury or property damage or for any lawful benefit author-
ized or permitted by law .
FIFTH: Distribution of Code of Ethics . The Supervisor of the Town
of Danby shall cause a copy of this code of ethics to be distributed to
every officer and employee of the Town of Danby within five days after
the effective date of this resolution . Each officer and employee elected
or appointed thereafter shall be furnished a copy before entering upon
the duties of his office or employment .
SIXTH. Penalties . In addition to any penalty contained in any other
provision of law, any person who shall knowingly and intentionally viol-
ate any of the provisions of this code may be fined, suspended or remov-
ed from office or employment, as the case may be , in the manner provided
by law .
SEVENTH: Effective date . This resolution shall take effect ten
days after it is filed as provided in section eight hundred six of the
general municipal law .
STATE OF NEW YORK )
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS) ss :
I the undersigned Clerk of the Town of Danby, a municipal corpor-
ation of the County of Tompkins , State of New York, do hereby CERTIFY
that the foregoing is a true copy of a resolution duly adopted by t e
Town and recorded in the minutes of a meeting of said Board duly held
October 8, 1979 and not subsequently rescinded or modified.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name as Clerk
of the Town of Danby this 25th day of October 1979.
M Olt caerki
• § GENERAL lIUNICIPAL LAW Art. 18
paragraph shall not prohibit the fixing at any time of fees based
upon the reasonable value of the services rendered.
2. In addition to any penalty contained in any other provi-
sion of law, any person who. shall knowingly•and intentionally
violate this section may be fined, suspended or removed from of-
fice or employment in the manner provided by law.
Added L.1970, c. 1019, § 2. •
Historical Note
Effective Date. L.1970, c. 1019, §
6, provided that this section shall
take effect July 1,1970.
Library References
•
Municipal Corporations 0231. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations •I
958.
Notes of Decisions
I. Services subject to agency review pared by him for a private construe
A professional architect may iiot tion project within the village an
be a member of a village board of submitted to the board for review
architectural review when plans pre- 26 Op.State Compt. 150, 1970.
§ 806. Code of ethics
1. The governing body of each county, city, town, village ani
school district shall and the governing body of any other munici
pality may by local law, ordinance`or resolution adopt a code o
ethics setting forth for the guidance of its officers and em
• ployees the standards of conduct reasonably expected of then
Such code shall provide standards for officers and employee
with respect to disclosure of interest in legislation before the lc
cal governing body, holding of investments in conflict with off:
cial duties, private employment in conflict with official dutie°
future employment and such other standards relating to the cor
duct of officers and employees as may be deemed advisably
Such codes may regulate or prescribe conduct which is not e)
pressly prohibited by this article but may not authorize conduc
otherwise prohibited. Such codes may provide for the prohib
tion of conduct or disclosure of information and the classifiu
tion of employees or officers.
2. The chief executive officer of.'a municipality adopting
code of ethics shall cause a copy thereof to be distributed to e)
ery officer and employee of his municipality. Failure to distril
ute any such copy or failure of..any.officer or employee to n
ceive such copy shall have no effect on the duty of compliant
L with such code, nor the enforcement of provisions thereof.
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g;=The clerk of each municipality shall file in the office of
. ,state comptroller
(a) a copy of any code of ethics or any amendments to any
.tie of ethics adopted Within thirty days after the adoption of
. 1 .,..:h code or such amendment,
is (b) a statement that .such municipality has established a
a • Nerd of ethics, in accordance with section eight hundred eight, •
a
A Sad the composition of such board, within thirty days after the
establishment of such•board.
. (c) on or before the fifteenth day of February in each year,
I 4ke comptroller shall submit to the legislature a report listing
1 the name of each county, city, town, village and school district
1 chich has as of the thirty-first day of December next preceding,
$ failed to so file with him a code of ethics.
- Added L.1964, c. 946, § 2; amended L.1969, c. 646, § 2; L.1970, c.
1019, § 3.
Historical Note
1970 Amendment. Catchline. L. par. (a) was omitted, L.1970, c. 1019,
tt770,.c. 1019, § 3, eff. July 1.q 1970, §3,eff. July 1, 1970.
.witted "authorized." Subd. 3, par. (b). L.1970, c. 1019, § e4
Subd. 1. L.1970, c. 1019, § 3, eff. 3, elf. July 1, 1970, relettered former 1
Jnly 1, 1970, among other changes, ,Par. (c) as (h), substituted "that" for
caudated that each county, city, "as to whether", and omitted "pro- '�
town, village and school district vided that such statement shall be
.dopt code of ethics and that any filed by October first, nineteen hun-
ether municipality may do so, omit- tired sixty-nine with respect to any
erd provisions of former clauses (a), such board of ethics in existence on
kc)i and (d) and proviso following September first, nineteen hundred
former clause (h), and added sentence sixty-nine and" following "composi-
teginning "Such codes may regulate." tion of such board"and"if such board
Subd. 2. L.1970, c. 1019, § 3, eff. is established thereafter" following
July 1, 1970, added subd. 2. Former "establishment of such board." Form-
. whd.2 renumbered 3. er par. (b) was relettered (a).
Subd. 3. L.1970, c. 1019, § 3, eff. Subd. 3, par. (c). L.1970, C. 1019, §
July 1, 1970, renumbered former 3, eff. July 1, 1970, added par. (c).
subd.2 as 4 Former par. (c) relettered(b).•
Subd. 3, par. (a). L.1970, c. 1019, § 1969 Amendment. Subd. 1. L.1969,
3•eff. July 1, 1970, relettered former c. 646, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1969, renum-
par. (b) as (a) and deleted "after Sep- tiered existing provisions as subd. 1.
temper first, nineteen hundred sixty- Subd. 2. L.1969, c. 646, § 2, eff.
nine, provided such filing shall be Sept.1,1969,added subd.2.
made" following "adopted." Former
a::,
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Notes of:Decisions
Agency practice 2 I. Publication
Law practice 3 Post-publication in full of a town
Publication
code of ethics is necessary only if
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STATE OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT AND CONTROL
ALBANY
12236
EDWARD V. REGAN
State Comptroller In Replying Refer To
May 2, 1979 -
• Mary Oltz, Clerk
Town of Danby
Ithaca,_ N.Y. 14850
Dear Madam: -
As requested by you enclosed is a sample code of
ethics . Most municipalities and school districts
throughout the state have - adopted codes of ethics
similar in content to the one enclosed . It contains
the minimum requirements for local codes of ethics.
.Very truly yours,
EDWARD V. RD1AN
State Comptro _
•
Kendall R. Pirro
Associate Attorney
Charters Unit •
KRP: dak
Etc .
•
CODE OF ETHICS
g= gYILLAG OF ;
A resolution establishing standards of conduct for officers and
employees of the 4-4-1-1-atce- of Keeseville.
8104 IN a.r. `{y-
Be it resolved by the - of T of the r'\ ' e of Kyle
as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of section eight hundred
six of the general municipal law, the'Board o4==Tftates of the
-of K die recognizes that there 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 our unit of local government. It
is the purpose of this resolution to promulgate these rules of ethical.
O
conduct for the officers and employees of the -3 • of tee..
These rules shall serve as a guide for official conduct of the
officers and employees of the "_ e of =_v __ . The rules of
ethical conduct of this resolution as adopted, shall not conflict
with, but shall be in addition to any prohibition of article eighteen_-
of the general municipal law or any other general or special law
relating to ethical conduct and interest in contracts of municipal
officers and employees.
2. Definition (a) "Municipal Officer or Employee" means
c �
an officer or employee of the `_-�' of , whether paid or
unpaid, including members of any administrative board, commission
or other agency thereof. No person shall be deemed to be a municipal..
officer or employee solely by reason of being a volunteer fireman or
civil defense volunteer, except a chief engineer or assistant chief
engineer.
(b) "Interest's means a pecuniary or material benefit accruing:.
to a municipal officer or employee unless the context otherwise
requires.
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3. Standards of Conduct. Every officer or employee of the
aiiige of 4csee- e r ±c shall be subject to and abide by the following
standards of conduct:
(a) Gifts. He shall not directly or indirectly, solicit any,.
gift; or accept or receive any gift having a value of twenty-five
dollars or more, whether in the form of money, services, loan,
travel, entertainment, hospitality, thing or promise, or any other
form, under circumstances in which it could reasonably be inferred
that the gift was intended to influence him, or could reasonably
be expected to influence him, in the performance of his official
duties or was intended as a reward for any official action on his.
part. . .
(b) Confidential information. He shall not disclose confiden-
tial information acquired by him in the course of his official
duties or use such infu•mation to further his personal interest.
(c) p n tation b
Rereseefore one°s own agency. 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 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, whereby his
compensation is to be dependent or contingent upon any action by
such agency with respect to such matter, provided that this para-
graph shall not prohibit the fixing at any time of fees based
upon the reasonable value of the services rendered.
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(e) Disclosure of interest in legislation. To the extent
that he knows thereof, a member of theBoard and
any officer or employee of the Viler
P arc of Beef,uville, whether paid
or unpaid, who participates in the discussion or gives official
opinion to the' Board _ on any legislation before thegBoard
s-f Tp44oQees. shall publicily disclose on the official record the nature
and extent of any direct or indirect financial or other private interest
he has in such legislation.
(f) Investments in conflict with official duties. He shall
not invest or hold any investment directly or indirectly in any
financial, business, commercial or other private transaction,
which 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
services for private interests when such employment or service
creates a conflict with or impairs the proper discharge of his
official duties.
(h) Future employment. He shall not, after the termination:.of
service or employment with such municipality, appear before any
board or agency of the -Village of in relation to any
case, proceeding or application in which he personally participated;
during the period of this service or employment or which was under
his active consideration.
4. Nothing herein shall be deemed to bar or prevent the
timely filling by a present or former municipal officer or employee
of any claim, account, demand or suit against theme
o
4.
f •Kee3
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or any agency thereof on behalf of himself or any member of his
family arising out of any personal injury or property damage or for
any lawful benefit authorized or permitted by law.
.
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5. Distribution of Code of Ethics. Theme -o the ` l-la--
of Kes= shall cause a copy of this code of ethics to be
distributed to every officer and employee of theme of -}}-e
within five days after the effective date of this Resolution. Each
officer and employee elected or appointed thereafter shall be furnished
a copy before entering upon the duties of his office or employment.
6. Penalties. In addition to any penalty contained in any
other provision of law, any person who shall knowingly and inten-
tionally violate any of the provisions of this code may be fined,.
suspended or removed from office or employment, as the case may
be, in the manner provided by law.
7. Effective date. This resolution shall take effect ten
days after it is filed as provided in section eight hundred six of
the general municipal law.
i
STATE OF NEW YORK)
ss:
COUNTY OF ESSEX )
& '^
I, the undersigned Clerk of the �.�g- of • . ,
County, New York, DO HEREBY CERTIFY:
THAT I e compared the annexed extr of the minutes of the-
meeting of th1oard ef-TiNistees of said , including the
resolution contained therein , held on the -e6,71day of December,
1970, with the original thereof on file in my office, and that the.
same is a true and correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of'
said original so far as the same relates to the subject matters
therein referred to.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that all members of said Board had due notice-
of said meeting.
IN WITNESS hHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the Village this .may/; day of December, 1970.
illage C erk
(SEAL)