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14th Town Board Meeting 07/15/2026 Page 14 I. Avoidance of conflicts. Town officers and employees shall not knowingly acquire, solicit, negotiate for, or accept any interest, employment, or other thing of value which would put them in violation of this chapter. J. Inducement of others. A Town officer or employee shall not induce or aid another officer or employee of the Town to violate any of the provisions of this chapter. K. Interference with Ethics Board investigation. A Town officer or employee shall not attempt to interfere with the investigation of any complaint made to the Ethics Board. L. No person shall be employed under the supervision of any person described in § 12-2A(2) through (5). Any person employed under the supervision of such person at the time of the adoption of this local law2 shall be exempt from this local law.”, and Delete current §12-11 “Ethics Board: establishment; qualifications of members; appointment of members; term of office.” and replacing §12-11 with the Amended “§12-11 Ethics Board: establishment; qualifications of members; appointment of members; term of office: A. There is hereby established an Ethics Board consisting of a minimum of five members and two alternate members, a majority of whom are not otherwise Orchard Park officers or employees. Such Board may include at least one member who is an elected or appointed municipal officer or employee. Alternate members shall attend all regular meetings of the Ethic Board but shall not be voting members. In the event that an Ethics Board member is absent for any reason, an alternate member is hereby authorized to take the place of the voting absent Ethics Board member. B. All members of the Ethics Board shall be residents of the Town of Orchard Park. C. The Town Board shall appoint the members of the Ethics Board for staggered terms of five years as their terms expire. These appointments will occur each January at the Town Board's annual reorganizational meeting. D. The members of the Ethics Board shall not receive compensation but shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. E. Except for elected officials, no member of the Ethics Board shall make a contribution to or participate in any Town of Orchard Park political campaigning pertaining to a specific Town office. F. Service on the Ethics Board shall not exceed 10 years.”, AND Delete current §12-18 “Investigations” and Replacing §12-11 with the Amended “§12-18 Investigations: A. Upon receipt of a signed, written complaint by any person alleging a violation of this chapter, or upon determining on its own initiative that a violation of this chapter may exist, the Ethics Board shall have the power and duty to conduct any investigation necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The Ethics Board may conduct its investigation as it sees fit. As part of the investigation, the Ethics Board may, but is not required to, conduct interviews of the complainant, the subject of the complaint, and other witnesses. B. For every signed, written complaint it receives and every investigation it conducts, the Ethics Board shall file a statement of determination with the Town Clerk and the Town Board when the matter is decided.” Effective Date: This local law shall take effect thirty (30) days after filing with the Secretary of State. And be it further