Southtowns Record

Town Board minutes — July 15, 2026

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Town of Orchard Park
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Town Board
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Jul 15, 2026
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Aug 21, 2026
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Zoning and land use, Public safety, Roads and traffic, Water, sewer and drainage, Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation

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14th Town Board Meeting  07/15/2026  Page 15

RESOLVED, that a copy of Local Law 03-2026 in its entirety be placed on file in the Town Clerk’s Office
and be posted on the Town’s Website and that a notice of adoption be published once in the Orchard Park
Bee, a newspaper regularly published and having general circulation in the Town, and posted as provided by
law; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby directed to file Local Law 03-2026 with the Secretary of State
which reads as follows:

  Chapter 12 ETHICS

  ARTICLE I
  Substantive Provisions

§ 12-1.  Definitions.
§ 12-2.  Standards of conduct for Town officers and employees.
§ 12-3.  Annual disclosure.
§ 12-4.  Transactional disclosure.
§ 12-5.  Applicant disclosures.
§ 12-6.  Inducement of violations.
§ 12-7.  Penalties for offenses.
§ 12-8.  Injunctive relief.

  ARTICLE II
  Administrative Provisions

§ 12-9.  Designation of officers and employees required to file annual disclosure
  statements.
§ 12-10.  Maintenance of disclosure statements.
§ 12-11.  Ethics Board: establishment; qualifications of members; appointment of members; term of
  office.
§ 12-12.  Ethics Board: vacancies.
§ 12-13.  Ethics Board: removal of members.
§ 12-14.  Ethics Board: minutes.
§ 12-15.  Ethics Board: meetings.
§ 12-16.  Ethics Board: jurisdiction, powers, and duties.
§ 12-17.  Review of list and disclosure
  statements.
§ 12-18.  Investigations.
§ 12-19.  Hearings; assessment of penalties; injunctive relief.
§ 12-20.  Advisory opinions.
§ 12-21.  Judicial review.
§ 12-22.  Training and education.
§ 12-23.  Annual reports; review of Ethics Law.
§ 12-24.  Public inspection of records; public access to meetings.
§ 12-25.  Distribution to officers and employees.