Officers and employees of the Village of Manorhaven hold their
positions to serve and benefit the public, and not to obtain unwarranted
personal or private gain in the exercise and performance of their
official powers and duties. The Village of Manorhaven recognizes that,
in furtherance of this fundamental principle, there is a need for
clear and reasonable standards of ethical conduct. This chapter establishes
those standards.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A direct or indirect financial or material benefit, but does
not include any benefit arising from the provision or receipt of any
services generally available to the residents or taxpayers of the
Village or an area of the Village, or a lawful class of such residents
or taxpayers. A Village officer or employee is deemed to have an interest
in any private organization when he or she, or his or her spouse or
dependent, is an owner, partner, member, director, officer, employee,
or directly or indirectly owns or controls more than 5% of the organization's
equity or debt, whether in the form of outstanding stock or otherwise.
A spouse, registered domestic partner, child, stepchild,
dependent, parent, stepparent, sibling or stepsibling of a Village
officer or employee.
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This
chapter applies to all officers and employees of the Village of Manorhaven,
whether paid or unpaid, including the members of any Village department,
agency, board or commission.
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Article III, § 7-21, of this chapter (Applicant disclosure in land use applications) applies to applicants, petitioners or parties requesting a variance, amendment, change of zoning, approval of a plat, exemption from a plat or official map, license or permit, pursuant to the provisions of any local law, rule or regulation constituting the zoning and planning regulations of the Village.
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The
provisions of this chapter shall supplement all applicable state and
local laws relating to conflicts of interest and municipal ethics,
including, but not limited to, Article 18 of the General Municipal
Law and all related rules, regulations, policies and procedures of
the Village of Manorhaven.
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The
termination of an officer's or employee's term of office
or employment with the Village shall not affect the jurisdiction of
the Board of Ethics or the Village Board of Trustees with respect
to the requirements imposed by this chapter on the former officer
or employee for his or her actions or interests while a Village officer
or employee.