As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
TOWN
Any board, commission, district, council or other agency, department or unit of the government of the Town of Penfield.
TOWN EMPLOYEE
Any officer or employee of the Town of Penfield, whether paid or unpaid, whether serving in a full-time, part-time or advisory capacity.
No Town employee shall have any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, or engage in any business or transaction or professional activity or incur any obligation of any nature which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his/her duties in the public interest.
A. 
No Town employee shall accept other employment which will impair his/her independence of judgment in the exercise of his/her official duties.
B. 
No Town employee shall accept employment or engage in any business or professional activity which will require him/her to disclose confidential information which he/she has gained by reason of his/her official position or authority.
C. 
No Town employee shall use or attempt to use his/her official position to secure unwarranted privileges or exemptions for himself/herself or others.
D. 
No Town employee shall engage in any transaction as representative or agent of the Town with any business entity in which he/she has a direct or indirect financial interest that might reasonably tend to conflict with the proper discharge of his/her official duties.
E. 
A Town employee shall not by his/her conduct give reasonable basis for the impression that any person can improperly influence him/her or unduly enjoy his/her favor in the performance of his/her official duties, or that he/she is affected by the kinship, rank, position or influence of any party or person.
F. 
Each Town employee shall abstain from making personal investments in enterprises which he/she has reason to believe may be directly involved in decisions to be made by him/her or which will otherwise create substantial conflict between his/her duty in the public interest and his/her private interest.
G. 
Each Town employee shall endeavor to pursue a course of conduct which will not raise suspicion among the public that he/she is likely to be engaged in acts that are in violation of his/her trust.
H. 
No Town employee employed on a full-time basis nor any firm or association of which such employee is a member nor corporation a substantial portion of the stock of which is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such employee, shall sell goods or services to any person, firm, corporation or association which is licensed or whose rates are fixed by the Town in which such employee serves or is employed.
I. 
Each Town employee shall, to the extent that he/she is cognizant thereof, disclose any interest he/she may have in legislation before the Town Board. Any Town employee who has, will have, or later acquires an interest in or whose spouse has, will have, or later acquires an interest in any actual or proposed contract, purchase agreement, lease agreement or other agreement, including oral agreements, with the Town shall publicly disclose the nature and extent of such interest in writing to his/her immediate supervisor and to the Town Board as soon as he/she has knowledge of such actual or prospective interest. Such written disclosure shall be made part of and set forth in the official record of the proceedings of such body.
[Amended 12-16-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
J. 
No Town employee shall directly or indirectly, solicit any gift, or accept or receive any gift having a value of $75 or more, whether in the form of money, service, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, thing or promise, or in any other form, under circumstances in which it could reasonably be inferred that the gift was intended to influence him/her, or could reasonably be expected to influence him/her, in the performance of his/her official duties or was intended as a reward for any official action on his/her part.
[Added 12-16-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
K. 
No Town employee shall disclose confidential information acquired by him/her in the course of his/her official duties or use such information to further his/her personal interests.
[Added 12-16-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
L. 
No Town employee shall receive, or enter into any agreement for, express or implied, compensation for services to be rendered in relation to any matter before any municipal agency of which he/she is an officer, member or employee or of any municipal agency over which he/she has jurisdiction or to which he/she has the power to appoint any member, officer or employee.
[Added 12-16-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
M. 
No Town employee shall receive, or enter into any agreement for, express or implied, compensation for services to be rendered in relation to any matter before any agency of his/her municipality, whereby his/her compensation is to be dependent or contingent upon any action by such agency with respect to such matter, provided that this subsection shall not prohibit the fixing at any time of fees based upon the reasonable value of the services rendered.
[Added 12-16-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
In addition to any penalty contained in any other provision of law, any such Town employee who shall knowingly and intentionally violate any of the provisions of this chapter may be fined, suspended or removed from office or employment in the manner provided by law.