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Ethics Committee
Meeting of November 21 , 1988 , (,
8: 15 p . m. , Town Center
Attending :
John Herz
Nina Recio
Anna Reisman
David Willey
Councilwoman Caroline Silverstone
David Willey , chairman , stated that the purpose of the
meeting was to consider a revision of the Town Code of Ethics
in order to assign to the Ethics Committee responsibility for
reviewing financial disclosure statements of Town employees .
This would bring the Town Ethics Code in line with the "Proposed
Ethics Act for New York State Municipalities" .
The committee discussed what should be included in the
disclosure statements and whether information in the disclosure
statements could be made public . There was agreement that the
following items should be disclosed :
1 ) ownership of real property within the Town by the official
and spouse
2) membership on the Board of a corporation doing business in
the Town
3) stock ownership in a corporation doing business in the Town
4) contractual relations with the Town
5) names and residences of family members
It was suggested that Section 24-4. B of the Ethics Code be
modified as follows :
1 ) delete word "all" in line 5
2) insert words "within the Town or relating to the Town"
following the phrase "property ownership and financial holdings"
in line 7
3) replace "Town Supervisor" with '' Ethics Committee" in line 8.
It was agreed that another meeting be scheduled for Thursday ,
December 8 at 8 : p . m. Members of the Committee are asked to prepare
for this meeting by going over the local ethics law and the draft
of the proposed state law with reference to the role of the Ethics
Committee .
Anna T. Reisman