Southtowns Record

Town Board agenda packet — July 15, 2026

Government
Town of Orchard Park
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Jul 15, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Water, sewer and drainage, Zoning and land use, Roads and traffic, Budget and taxes, Public safety, Parks and recreation

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LOCAL LAW 03-2026
  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

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: