436.2015 Adopt LL 8, 2015 Eliminate Disclosure Upon Appt RESOLUTION ADOPTING LOCAL LAW NO. 8, OF 2015
AMENDING QUEENSBURY TOWN CODE §14-5
TO ELIMINATE REQUIREMENT FOR TOWN OFFICER TO SUBMIT
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT UPON APPOINTMENT
RESOLUTION NO. 436,2015
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Brian Clements
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish
WHEREAS, New York State General Municipal Law §806 requires the governing body
of each Town to adopt a code of ethics that sets forth for the guidance of its officers and
employees standards of conduct reasonably expected of them, and
WHEREAS, General Municipal Law §812 sets forth the requirements by which elected
officials and certain officers and employees of local Municipalities are required to submit financial
disclosure statements, and
WHEREAS, General Municipal Law §812 provides an exception for Towns with a
population less than 50,000 from the requirement to submit disclosure statements, and
WHEREAS, the current disclosure requirements necessitate all Town officers and
employees to file a disclosure statement upon taking office and upon every change in
circumstance, and
WHEREAS, absent a complaint of alleged unethical behavior the requirement to file a
disclosure statement by all Town officers is onerous and unnecessarily invades the privacy of
Town employees, and
WHEREAS, the requirement to file a disclosure statement is not required by law and
constrains Town personnel efficiency by mandating the preparation of superfluous forms, and
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board now wishes to amend the Code of Ethics to
eliminate the unneeded filing of disclosure forms, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board duly held a Public Hearing on the proposed Local Law on
Monday, December 21St, 2015 and heard all interested persons,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby adopts Local Law No. 8, of 2015, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to file the
Local Law with the New York Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal
Home Rule Law and acknowledges that the Local Law will take effect immediately upon filing by the
Secretary of State.
Duly adopted this 21St day of December 2015, by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish
NOES Mr. VanNess
ABSENT: None