[Amended 5-21-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
A.
Membership. There is hereby established a Board of Ethics consisting
of five members to be appointed by the Board of Trustees, all of whom
shall serve without compensation and at the pleasure of the Board
of Trustees of the Village of Brockport. Four of such members shall
be persons other than Village officers or employees or members of
other Village boards. These members must live within the Village and
shall have voting rights. One member shall be a Village employee of
the Village of Brockport. This Village employee shall be a nonvoting
member and need not live within the Village. The members of the Board
of Trustees of the Village of Brockport are ineligible to serve as
voting members of the Board of Ethics or as observers or advisors
to the Board of Ethics. Vacancies on the Board of Ethics shall be
filled by the Board of Trustees as soon as practically feasible.
B.
Advisory opinions. The Board of Ethics established hereunder shall
render advisory opinions to Village officers or employees on written
request and/or upon written request of the Board of Trustees of the
Village of Brockport; in addition, the Board of Ethics may make recommendations
with respect to the drafting and adoption of a code of ethics or amendments
thereto upon request of the Board of Trustees. The opinions of the
Board of Ethics shall be advisory and confidential and in no event
shall the identity of the Village officer or employee be disclosed
except to authorized persons and agencies. Such opinions shall be
on the advice of counsel employed by the Board of Ethics or, if none,
of the Village Attorney.
C.
Rules and regulations. Such Board of Ethics, upon its formation,
shall promulgate its own rules and regulations as to its form and
procedures (subject to Village Board approval) and shall maintain
appropriate records of its opinions and proceedings.
No person may be appointed as members of such Board who shall
be:
A.
Political committeemen or officials of any political club in the
Village.
B.
Persons closely related by family or business to any Village officer
or employee.
C.
Persons having business dealing with the Village or any Village agency,
directly or indirectly, either personally or through some firm, association
or corporation in which such person has any business interest or in
which such person has an official capacity.
The members of such Board of Ethics shall elect from their group
a Chairman and Secretary.
All agencies of the Village shall furnish to such Board, in
connection with its investigations, such data, information and statements
as may in the opinion of the Board be necessary for the proper exercise
of its functions, powers and duties.
All requests for advisory opinions or interpretations, and all
complaints and investigations, shall be deemed confidential. All findings,
recommendations, advisory opinions, interpretations and proposed revisions
to this chapter shall be matters of public record.
