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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988_12_15 Board of Ethics Minutes 91JWHOO1 R ECEIVED PIC P23 1988 AMIN A DiClOCC10 A m R0 ERK NECK MINUTES of meeting of Ethics Committee of the TWn of Mamaroneck held on December 15 , 1988 at 8 : 00 P.M. at Town Center . Present : Carol Gristina John Herz Nina Recio Anna Reisman David Willey David Willey, Chairman, read a letter dated December 7, 1988 from Hall, Dickler , Lawler , Kent & Friedman, copy attached. The letter refers to an advisory opinion given by this Committee relating to a member of that firm. David Willey plans to write to that firm with a copy to the Supervisor stating that this Committee was not requested to give an advisory opinion on the subject covered in the letter and that, if requested to give such an opinion by the Supervisor , the Committee would be glad to do so. The Committee then discussed various aspects of the Ethics Code of the Town. Regarding form, Mr . Willey suggested that Section 24-1 should refer to the creation of the Board of Ethics but not to the scope of its activities . Therefore, the words "to render advisory opinions to town employees of the Town Board as provided for herein" should be deleted from 24-1. Mr . Willey pointed out that Section 24-4 combines two subjects which in fact should be separated, namely Paragraph A which deals with conflicts of interest and Paragraphs B, C and D -1- 91JWHOO1 which deal with disclosure. He noted that 24-A should be included in Section 24-5 entitled "Standards" and 24-B and C and D should be in a section entitled "Disclosure" . The Committee decided, in order to consider the substance of the Code of Ethics, topics should be assigned to various members of the Committee. Each of the Committee members present agreed to analyze a designated portion of the Code of Ethics and to compare it to the corresponding proposed State law and to report at the next meeting of the Committee. The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for January 11, 1989 at 8 : 00 P.M. The meeting was then adjourned. John W. Herz, Acting Secretary -2-