§ 17-5. Standards of conduct.

An officer or employee of the village:

A. 

Shall not represent private interests before or against the village or any department, agency, board or committee thereof or before the Village Court.

B. 

Shall not engage in any transaction as representative or agent of the village with any business entity in which he has a financial interest, direct or indirect, that might reasonably tend to conflict with the proper discharge of his official duties.

C. 

Shall not have an interest, direct or indirect, in any contract with the village in such case where he has the power or duty to negotiate, prepare, authorize or approve the contract or authorize or approve payment thereunder, audit bills or claims thereunder or appoint an officer or employee who has any of the powers and duties hereinabove set forth.

D. 

Shall publicly disclose, in writing, to the Board of Trustees of the village the nature and extent of an interest, direct or indirect, in any actual or proposed legislation before the Board of Trustees as soon as he has knowledge of such actual or prospective interest, and such written disclosure shall be made part of and set forth in the official record of the proceedings of such Board of Trustees.

E. 

Shall not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gift, favor or thing of value for or on account of the performance of any official duty.

F. 

Shall not disclose confidential information acquired by him in the course of his official duties nor use such information to further his personal interests.

G. 

Shall not accept employment or engage in any business or professional activity which will require him to disclose confidential information which he has gained by reason of his official position or authority.

H. 

Shall not make personal investments in enterprises which he has reason to believe may be involved, directly or indirectly, in official decisions to be made by him or which otherwise will create conflict between his duty in the public interest and his private interest.

I. 

Shall not accept other employment or engage in any business or professional activity which will impair his independence of judgment in the exercise of his official duties or which will impair the performance of such duties or which will be incompatible with such duties.

J. 

Shall not use or attempt to use his official position to secure unwarranted privileges or exemptions for himself or others.

K. 

Shall not, by his conduct, give reasonable basis for the impression that any person can improperly influence him or unduly enjoy his favor in the performance of his official duties or that he is affected by the kinship, rank, position or influence of any party or person.

L. 

Shall not pursue a course of conduct which reasonably will raise suspicion among the public that he is likely to be engaged in acts that are in violation of his trust.