§ 34-3. Standards of conduct.

Every officer or employee of the Village of Sleepy Hollow shall be subject to and abide by the following standards of conduct:

A. 

Gifts. He shall not, 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, 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 could reasonably be expected to influence him in the performance of his official duties or was intended as a reward for any official action on his part.

B. 

Confidential information. He shall not disclose confidential information acquired by him in the course of his official duties or use such information to further his personal interest.

C. 

Representation before one's own agency. He shall not 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 is an officer, member or employee or before any municipal agency over which he has jurisdiction or to which he has the power to appoint any member, officer or employee.

D. 

Representation before any agency for a contingent fee. He shall not 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 municipality whereby his 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.

E. 

Disclosure of interest in legislation. To the extent that he knows thereof, a member of the Board of Trustees and any officer or employee of the Village of Sleepy Hollow who participates in the discussion or gives official opinion to the Board of Trustees on any legislation before the Board of Trustees shall publicly disclose on the official record the nature and extent of any direct or indirect financial or other private interest he has in such legislation.

F. 

Investments in conflict with official duties. He shall not invest or hold any investment, directly or indirectly, in any financial, business, commercial or other private transaction which creates a conflict with his official duties.

G. 

Private employment. He shall not engage in, solicit, negotiate for or promise to accept private employment or render services for private interests when such employment or service creates a conflict with or impairs the proper discharge of his official duties.

Editor's Note: Original Subsection H, Future employment, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013.

Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013