SUBJECT:  CODE OF ETHICS FOR ALL DISTRICT PERSONNEL  (#6111)

Standards of Conduct.  Every officer or employee of the Malone Central School District shall be subject to and abide by the following standards of conduct:

            (a)  Gifts.  Pursuant to Section 805-a of the General Municipal Law, he/she shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit any gift or accept or receive any gift having a value of seventy-five dollars or more, whether in the form of money, services, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, thing or promise, or any other form, under circumstances in which it could reasonably be inferred that the gift was intended or expected to influence him/her in the performance of official duties or was intended as a reward for any official action on his/her part.

            (b)  Confidential Information.  He/she shall not disclose confidential information acquired by him/her in the course of his/her official duties or use such information to further his/her personal interest.

            (c)  Representation before one's own agency.  He/she shall not receive, or enter into any agreement, express or implied, for compensation for services to be rendered in relation to any matter before any municipal agency of which he/she is an officer, member or employee or of any municipal agency over which he/she has jurisdiction or to which he/she has the power to appoint any member, officer or employee.

            (d)  Representation before any agency for a contingent fee.  He/she shall not receive, or enter into any agreement, express or implied, for compensation for services to be rendered in relation to any matter before any agency of his/her municipality, whereby his/her compensation is to be dependent or contingent upon any action by such agency with respect to such matter, provided that this paragraph shall not prohibit the fixing at any time of fees based upon the reasonable value of services rendered.

            (e)  Disclosure of interest in legislation.  To the extent that he/she knows thereof, a member of the Board of Education and any officer or employee of the Malone Central School District, whether paid or unpaid, who participates in the discussion or gives official opinion to the Board of Education or any legislation before the Board of Education shall publicly disclose on the official record the nature and extent of any direct or indirect financial or other private interest he/she has in such legislation.

            (f)  Investments in conflict with official duties.  He/she shall not invest or hold any investment directly or indirectly in any financial, business, commercial, or other private transaction, that creates a conflict with his/her official duties.

            (g)  Private employment.  He/she shall not engage in, solicit, negotiate for or promise to accept private employment or render services for private interests when such employment or service creates a conflict with or impairs the proper discharge of his/her official duties.

            (h)  Future employment.  He/she shall not, after the termination of service or employment with the School District, appear before any board or agency of the Malone Central School District in relation to any case, proceeding, or application in which he/she personally participated during the period of his/her service or employment or which was under his/her active consideration.

            Penalties.  In addition to any penalty contained in any other provision of law, any person who shall knowingly and intentionally violate any of the provisions of this code may be fined, suspended or removed from office or employment, as the case may be, in the manner provided by law.