Ethics Commission
Member Information
The Ethics Commission consists of 3 registered voters of the town and shall not hold any other office in the town government during their 5 year term of office. The commission works closely with the Town Attorney except in instances where the potential for conflict of interest exists.
Members:
Suzanne Tallia | 2020-2025 | |
Marcus Melton | 2016-2021 | |
Linda Bergofsky | 2019-2022 |
Responsibilities
The commission shall have the following responsibilities and authority:
- To devise, receive and maintain all forms generated by the Ethics Ordinance.
- To provide published advisory opinions to persons subject to this Ethics Ordinance; and further, to provide advisory opinions to persons not subject to the Ethics Ordinance in its discretion when it deems appropriate.
- To process and make determinations as to complaints filed by any person alleging violations.
- Conduct a public information program regarding the purposes and application of the Ethics Ordinance.
- To grant exemptions and modifications to the conflict of interest and financial disclosure provisions.
- To investigate any incident occurring where there is reasonable grounds to believe there may be a violation.
- To conduct hearings, issue summonses and subpoenas, and administer oaths and affirmations.
- To adopt regulations and establish procedures to implement the Ethics Ordinance.
- To develop appropriate forms and instructions for the making of financial disclosure and other functions of the Commission.
- To initiate complaints and/or investigations on its own motion where it has reason to believe a violation exists.