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(A) No town official shall directly or indirectly solicit any gift; or accept or receive any gift having a value of $50 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 her, or could reasonably be expected to influence him or her as a reward for any official action on his or her part. Legitimate political contributions shall not be considered as gifts under the provisions of this division (A).
('85 Code, § 2-3a.5.)
(B) No town official shall grant any special consideration, treatment, or advantage to any citizen beyond that which is available to every other citizen.
('85 Code, § 2-3a.6.)
(Ord. 93-17, passed 10-14-93; Am. Ord. 07-04, passed 5-22-07)
For the purpose of this subchapter, INTEREST shall mean direct or indirect pecuniary or material benefit accruing to a town official as a result of a contract or transaction which is or may be the subject of an official act or action by or with the town. For the purpose of this code, a town official shall be deemed to have an interest in the affairs of:
(A) Any person in his or her immediate household;
(B) Any business entity in which the town official is an officer or director; and
(C) Any business entity in which the stock of, or legal or beneficial ownership of, in excess of 5% of the total stock or total legal or beneficial ownership, is controlled or owned directly or indirectly by the town official.
('85 Code, § 2-3a.7.) (Ord. 93-17, passed 10-14-93; Am. Ord. 07-04, passed 5-22-07)
The Mayor or any member of the Board of Commissioners who has an interest in any official act or action before the Commission shall publicly disclose on the record of the Commission the nature and extent of such interest, and shall withdraw from any consideration of the matter if excused by the Commission.
('85 Code, § 2-3a.8.) (Ord. 93-17, passed 10-14-93; Am. Ord. 07-04, passed 5-22-07)
(A) All town officials as defined herein shall file with the Town Clerk on the first day of January of each year a: statement containing the information set forth in division (B) of this section.
(B) The identity, by name and address, of any business entity of which he, she, or any member of his or her household is an owner, an officer or a director. Additionally, the town official and spouse shall give the name of their employer or, if self-employed, state the nature of their work.
(C) The identity, by location and address, of all real property located in the town, owned by the town official or any member of his or her immediate household, including any option to purchase or any lease(s) for ten years or more, other than his or her personal residence.
(D) The statements required by this section shall be filed on a form prescribed by the Town Clerk and become public records available for inspection and copying by any person during normal business hours. The Town Manager is authorized to establish and charge reasonable fees for the copying of these records.
(Ord. 95-15, passed 10-2-95; Am. Ord. 07-04, passed 5-22-07)
This subchapter shall be subject to enforcement in the following manner, said sanctions being the exclusive remedies available hereunder:
(A) The Town Manager shall take whatever lawful disciplinary action he or she deems appropriate, including but not limited to reprimand, suspension, demotion, or termination of service, for any officer, department head, or employee in the administrative service of the town under his or her jurisdiction who he or she finds has violated this subchapter.
(B) For all other persons, the Town Board of Commissioners may adopt a resolution of censure which shall be placed as a matter of record in the minutes of an official Board meeting.
(C) No sanction provided for hereunder shall be invoked until an adequate investigation shall have been made and the person charged with the violation shall have been afforded all of his or her legal and constitutional rights including a due process hearing, the right to present evidence, to cross examine the witnesses and to be represented by counsel at the hearing, upon the request of the person so charged.
('85 Code, § 2-3b.) (Ord. 93-17, passed 10-14-93; Am. Ord. 07-04, passed 5-22-07)