§ 32-5. Conflict of interest.

Public officials and employees often have occupations, professions, businesses, or have financial or personal interests that interface with Town government operations. It is expected that public officials and employees will be acutely sensitive to possible conflict of interest issues and that they will conduct themselves in a manner that will scrupulously avoid any conflict of interest.

A. 

Personal gain. Public officials and employees shall not use their office or Town employment or special knowledge about Town affairs obtained in connection with their office or position in the Town to procure contracts with the Town. They shall not disseminate this information to another person for personal advantage unless this information is available to the general public.

B. 

Preferential treatment. Public officials and employees shall not offer or render preferential treatment to others on the basis of such factors as family ties, financial interests, or other personal interests.

C. 

Contracts. Public officials and employees shall not offer or render preferential treatment to others in regard to Town contracts on the basis of such factors as family ties, financial interests or other personal interests.

D. 

Undue influence. Public officials and employees shall refrain from attempting to influence anyone concerning the awarding of Town contracts on the basis of such factors as family ties, financial interests or other personal interests.

E. 

Financial interest. A public official or employee who has any financial or other private interest in any official action under consideration shall disqualify himself or herself from participating in the deliberation and decisionmaking thereupon.

F. 

Appointment. No employee of the Town shall be appointed to any board, commission or other Town body that deliberates and/or makes decisions directly or indirectly affecting that employee's remuneration or working conditions.

G. 

Disclosure of interest. Any elected or appointed Town public officials or any Town employees who have a personal or financial interest in any matter to be acted upon or coming before their board, commission or office shall make full record disclosure in writing of that interest, which shall be incorporated in the minutes of the particular board, commission or office, and a full copy of such minutes shall be filed as required by the freedom of information laws of the State of Connecticut, and such person shall be disqualified to act in any way upon such matter. Violation of this section with knowledge, expressed or implied, will make said decision voidable.

Editor's Note: See C.G.S. § 1-200 et seq.

H. 

Personal interest. Any person having cause to believe that a public official or employee has a personal interest in any matter which is coming before or which has been before that public official or employee in that individual's capacity as such public official or employee which is incompatible with the proper discharge of said individual's official duties, or that there has been a violation of any provision of this chapter, may make this known to the Board of Ethics.

Amended 7-21-1988; 10-23-1991