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14th Town Board Meeting 07/15/2026 Page 18 (2) All department heads; (3) All members of the Zoning Board, Planning Board, Board of Ethics, Trails Task Force, Board of Assessment Review, Economic Development Board, Historic Preservation Board, Insurance Review Committee, Library Board, Open Space Preservation and Farmland Protection Task Force, Public Safety Committee, Recreation Commission, Youth Board, Computer and Information Advisory Commission, Architectural Overlay, Energy Conservation and Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee. [Amended 5-25-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011] B. Time and place for filing. A Town officer or employee shall file the required annual disclosure statement with the Town Clerk: (1) Initially, within 120 days after the effective date of this section; or (2) Subsequently within 60 days after first becoming subject to the requirements of Subsection A of this section; and (3) No later than March 1 of each year thereafter. C. Changes in disclosed information. Within 30 days after any change in the information contained in his or her most recently filed annual disclosure statement, a Town officer or employee shall file with the Town Clerk a signed amendment to his or her statement indicating the change(s). D. Contents and form of annual disclosure statement. (1) The annual disclosure statement shall include the identification of any: (a) Real property located within the Town or contiguous to the boundary of the Town in which the Town officer or employee, his or her spouse or any member of his or her household has a financial interest; (b) Self-employment or outside employer or business of the Town officer or employee, his or her spouse or any member of his or her household which has a business interest with the Town of Orchard Park or any of its agencies or may reasonably be expected to solicit such business; and (c) Investments or interests of the Town officer or employee, his or her spouse, any member of his or her household or any of his or her relatives in any business, corporation, partnership, association or other entity which has a business interest with the Town of Orchard Park or any of its agencies or may reasonably be expected to solicit such business. (2) The form and any additional contents of the annual disclosure statement shall be determined by the Ethics Board. § 12-4. Transactional disclosure. Whenever a Town officer or employee is required to recuse himself or herself under this chapter, he or she shall: A. Immediately refrain from participating further in the matter; B. Promptly inform his or her superior, if any; and C. Promptly file with the Town Clerk a signed statement disclosing the nature and extent of the prohibited action or, if a member of a board, shall state that information upon the public record of that board. § 12-5. Applicant disclosures.