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(A) No elected official or other official or employee, whether paid or unpaid, shall engage in any business or transaction or shall have a financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of his or her official duties in the public interest or would tend to impair his or her independence of judgement or action in the performance of his or her official duties. Personal, as distinguished from financial, interest includes an interest arising from blood or marriage relationships or close business association.
(B) The following are hereby designated as constituting conflicts of interest:
(1) Engaging in or accepting private employment or rendering services for private interests when such employment or service is incompatible with the proper discharge of official duties or would tend to impair independence of judgement or action in performance of official duties;
(2) Appear on behalf of private interests before any agency of the village excepting without compensation and only in the course of duties as a representative of the electorate or in the performance of public or civic obligations; and/or
(3) Failing to disclose the full nature and extent of a substantial or controlling financial interest in or any substantial dealings as a debtor, creditor or otherwise in connection with any business entity contracting with the village for the sale of real estate, materials, supplies or services. Such official, with or without such disclosure, shall refrain from voting upon or otherwise participating in any such transaction, contract or sale.
(Prior Code, § 32.016)
(A) An official or employee, whether paid or unpaid, who has a direct or indirect financial or other interest in any transaction, the disposition of which may be influenced by his or her official position or action, shall disclose all sources of income and the nature and extent of any personal interest in such transaction as an officer, agent, member or owner of any business entity or other association which is subject to regulation by the village.
(B) Such disclosure shall remove any presumption of conflict of interest for any transaction where the information disclosed is pertinent.
(Prior Code, § 32.017)
It shall be improper for any administrative member of the staff or any appointive official serving on the Zoning Board of Appeals to appear within a period of two years after the termination of his or her employment for the village or the termination of the appointive official’s term of office before the agency in which he or she was formerly employed in connection with any case or other matter with which he or she was directly connected while an official or employee, or as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(Prior Code, § 32.018)
Nothing herein contained shall create or detract from the civil or criminal liability of any public official or employee, or any other laws or ordinances. Violations of any provisions of this code shall constitute a cause for suspension, removal from office or employment or other disciplinary action by the appropriate authority.
(Prior Code, § 32.019)
(A) The village hereby terminates all cellular phone service for elected and appointed officers and employees, except a single cellular phone for the Police Department.
(B) The Office Manager is directed forthwith to cancel all cellular phone service agreements, except for the police cellular phone, on the most favorable terms he or she can obtain for the village.
(Prior Code, § 32.020) (Ord. 95-020, passed 10-2-1995)
(A) All elected officials of the village shall forthwith turn in all village-owned equipment in their personal possession, including, but not limited to, computers, radios and automobiles, to the Village Hall.
(B) All elected village officials shall immediately return all village credit cards to the Office Manager.
(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing any elected official from properly utilizing village equipment in the performance of his or her duties. However, all such equipment shall remain in the custody and control of the village departments when it is not in actual use. It shall be checked in and out when in actual use.
(Prior Code, § 32.021) (Ord. 95-021, passed 11-6-1995)
GIFT BAN ACT
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