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A10512 Memo:
BILL NUMBER:A10512

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation
to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees, codes of
ethics  and boards of ethics; to amend chapter 946 of the laws of 1964
amending  the  general  municipal  law  and  other  laws  relating  to
conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees, in relation
to  permitting  local codes of ethics to prohibit activities expressly
permitted by article 18 of the general municipal law;  and  to  repeal
paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 3 of section 806 and section 813
of  the  general  municipal  law,  relating  to  the  temporary  state
commission on local government ethics

PURPOSE:  To strengthen the current conflict of  interest  and  ethics
laws covering local governments.

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http://www.osc.state.ny.us/legislation/2011-12/oscb28.htm


there's more at the link....just found it amusing

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TOWN AGENCY
Any office, board, body, advisory board, council, commission, agency, department, district, administration, division, bureau, unit or committee of the Town other than the Town Court.

TOWN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OR OFFICIAL
Any officer or employee of the Town, whether elected or appointed, paid or unpaid, including all members of any office, board, body, council, commission, agency, department, district, administration, division, bureau, unit or committee.

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§ 31-12. Procedures.
[Amended 3-26-2003 by L.L. No. 6-2003]
A. Financial disclosure statement.
(1) Town officers and employees holding job titles or positions designated by the Town Board shall file with the Ethics Board a financial disclosure statement in a form determined by the Town Board by January 31 of each year.
(2) Compliance with this section shall be voluntary for Town officers and employees whose job titles or positions are covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
B. Long-form ethics certification statement.
[Amended 10-13-2004 by L.L. No. 14-2004]
(1) Members of advisory boards designated by the Town Board or Ethics Board shall file with the Ethics Board a long-form ethics certification statement. An advisory board member shall file a long-form ethics certification statement within 14 days after the date of the first advisory board meeting subsequent to that member's appointment to the advisory board.

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Town of Rotterdam
Annual Statement of Financial Disclosure
(Attach additional pages as necessary)
For Calendar Year          
Name:
Home Address:

Marital Status — Married; Single; Widowed; Divorced
Phone number at which you may be contacted between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM Monday through Friday with respect to this document:
                    
1a.     List all positions you hold as a Town of Rotterdam employee or as a Member of a Town of Rotterdam Board, Commission, Committee or Agency.
     Position          Supervisor     
     1.
     2.
     3.
     4.
     5.
1b.     List any positions that you hold with any other public body/entity whether paid or unpaid.
     Position          Supervisor     
     1.
     2.
     3.
     4.
2.     List each piece of real property you, your spouse, and/or dependent children own or have a financial interest in within the Town of Rotterdam including property that is owned, jointly owned or owned by a business entity in which the ownership interest is greater than 5%.
     Owner of Record     Nature of Interest     Address of Real Estate     Type of Ownership                         
                    
                    
                    
3.     List each piece of real property in the Town of Rotterdam you, your spouse and/or dependent children lease including property that is owned, jointly owned or owned by a business entity in which the leasehold interest is greater than 5%.
     Owner of Record     Address of Real Estate     Name of Lessor                         
               
               
               
4.     List any business entity in which you, your spouse and/or dependent children have an ownership interest, except a private or public corporation of which you, your spouse and/or children own less than 5% of the outstanding stock.

     Family Member: Self, Spouse, Child     Name of Business Entity     Address of Business Entity     Type of Interest (Partnership Lim
ited/General, percent of stock/corporate owned, etc.)



5a.     List any business entity where you, your spouse and/or dependent children are/were employed in the last 12 months.
     Family Member: Self, Spouse, Children     Name of Business Entity     Address of Business Entity     Position          
                    
                    
                    
5b.     List all directorships or officer positions that you, your spouse, and/or dependent children hold in any business entity.
     Family Member: Self, Spouse, Children     Name of Business Entity     Address of Business Entity     Position               
                                   
                    
6.     If you, your spouse and/or dependent children or any entity identified in (4) or (5) above is currently or has within the last two years been licensed and/or regulated by a Town of Rotterdam department, board, commission, committee or agency, list the name of the individual(s) or entity licensed or regulated, the name of any such Town of Rotterdam department, board, commission, committee, or agency and the type of license or permit received from the Town.
     Name of Individual or Entity     Town of Rotterdam Licensing or Permit Agency     Type of License or Permit     
               
               
               
7.     List all debts and or liabilities in excess of $10,000. (Do not list monies for the following: matrimonial action, credit card charges, educational loans, home mortgages/home improvement loans, home equity loans, auto loans, recreational vehicle loans, fumiture, or appliance loans.)


Name of Family Member: Self/Spouse     Nature of Debt     Name of Individual/ Entity to Whom Debt Is Owed     Name of Guarantor, if any
               
               

8.     Has any individual or business entity offered or promised you any future employment or contract during or after your service with the town?
     Employment/Contract
     
     
     
     For questions 9 to 12 do not report exact dollar amounts. Instead report categories of amounts using the following:
     Category A: Under $5,000
     Category B: $5,001 - $10,000
     Category C: $10,001 - $25,000

9.     Past Employment. Identify the source and nature of any current income from any prior employer, including deferred income, contributions to a pension or retirement fund, profit sharing plan severance pay or payments under a buyout agreement.
     Name of Employer
     
     
     
     
10.     Trusts. Identify each interest in a trust or estate or similar beneficial interest in any assets except for IRS eligible retirement plans or interests in an estate or trust of a relative for you, your spouse, or dependent children.
     Family Member: Self/Spouse     
     
     
     
11.     Other Income. Identify the source and nature of any other income in excess of $1,000 per year from any source not described above, including other employment and independent contract work, teaching income, lecture fees, consultant fees, contractual fees or other income of any nature for you, your spouse o dependent children.
Family Member: Self/Spouse     Name/ Address of Income Source     Nature of Income     Category of Amount
               
               
12.     Third-Party Reimbursements. Identify and describe the source of any third-party reimbursement for travel-related expenditures for any matter that relates to your official duties. The term "reimbursement" includes any travel-related expenses provided by anyone other than the Town or Rotterdam for speaking engagements, conferences, or fact-finding events that relate to your official duties.
     Source     Description
          
          
          
          
13.     Have you, your spouse, dependent children, or an employee of you or your spouse received any payment from the Town of Rotterdam for goods and services rendered in the past 12 months? State the name of the person (s) or entity (ies) and list the activity.
     Name     Activity
          
          
          
14.     List any appearance you or your spouse made before a town or agency board, representing a private interest, or any appearance made by you in any litigation brought against the town in the past year.
     Name of Board Agency or Court Appeared Before     Name of Litigation, Application or Topic Regarding Your Application
          
          
          
15.     List the source of all gifts aggregating in excess of $250 received during the last year by you, your spouse or dependent children, excluding gifts from a relative. The term "gifts" includes gifts of cash, property, personal items, payments to third parties on your behalf, forgiveness of debt, honorariums and any other payments that are not reported as income.
     Family Member     Name/Address of Donor
          
          
          
     The information contained in pages one through of this annual Statement of Financial disclosure constitutes a full and complete financial statement as of the date indicated, and, to the best of my knowledge, I have no conflict of interest prohibited by the Town of Rotterdam Code of Ethics for the position(s) I hold with the Town of Rotterdam.

     Signature
     
     Print Name
The following certification must be executed by any member of an appointive or elective board in the Town of Rotterdam.
I do hereby certify to the following:
Should any matter come before me in my capacity as a member of the which matter involves an individual or entity with whom I have a personal, familial, financial or professional relationship, I shall place such relationship upon the record or recuse myself from any and all deliberations, determinations, recommendations or votes with respect to such matter.
Dated     Signature


    

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Isn't a dem committee man the Rotterdam ethics board attorney?

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http://www.osc.state.ny.us/legislation/2011-12/oscb28.htm


there's more at the link....just found it amusing