The Mayor and Council of the Town of Hammonton finds and declares that:
A. Public office and employment are a public trust.
B. The vitality and stability of representative democracy depend upon the public's confidence in the integrity of its elected and appointed representatives.
C. Whenever the public perceives a conflict between the private interest and the public duties of a government officer or employees, that confidence is imperiled.
D. Governments have the duty both to provide their citizens with standards by which they may determine whether public duties are being faithfully performed and to apprise their officers and employees of the behavior which is expected of them while conducting their public duties.