§ 16A-6. Employment.

A. 

Future employment.

(1) 

No person who has served as an officer or employee of the Town of North Hempstead shall:

(a) 

Within a period of two years after the termination of such service or employment, appear before any board or agency of the Town of North Hempstead; or

(b) 

Receive compensation for any services rendered on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or association in relation to any case, proceeding or application:

[1] 

With respect to which such person was directly concerned as a Town officer or employee; or

[2] 

In which he or she personally participated during the period of his Town service or employment; or

[3] 

Which was under his or her active consideration as a Town officer or employee.

(2) 

The preceding subsection shall not prevent the Town itself from retaining the services, in accordance with General Municipal Law § 104-b and the Town's Procurement Policy, of a former Town officer or employee or of a firm or corporation in which such former Town officer or employee is currently employed.

B. 

Private employment in conflict with official duties.

(1) 

No elected Town official or Town employee serving as staff to a Town Board member shall receive or agree to receive, directly or indirectly, any compensation for consulting or advisory services in connection with any proposed local law, resolution, ordinance or other official action of the Town Board.

(2) 

No Town officer or employee shall ask for, pursue or accept a private employment opportunity with any person or organization that has a matter requiring the exercise of discretion pending before the Town officer or employee, either individually or as a member of a board or commission, while the matter is pending or within the one year following final disposition of the matter.

(3) 

No Town officer or employee, during his or her tenure as a Town officer or employee, shall engage in any other employment, or engage in any business, commercial, or professional activity, when the other employment or business, commercial or professional activity:

(a) 

Involves duties that are incompatible with those of the official duties of the Town officer or employee;

(b) 

May be reasonably expected to require frequent and inevitable recusal;

(c) 

May be reasonably expected to require the use of confidential information gained by reason of serving as a Town officer or employee;

(d) 

Will result in the officer or employee receiving compensation for services to be rendered in connection with any matter before any Town department, agency, board or commission of which he or she is an officer, member or employee or of any Town department, agency, board or commission over which he or she has jurisdiction or to which he or her has the power to appoint any member, officer or employee;

(e) 

Is pursuant to an agreement with the officer or employee, express or implied, for the officer or employee to receive compensation for services to be rendered in connection with any matter before any Town department, agency, board or commission of which he or she is an officer, member or employee or of any Town department, agency, board or commission over which he or she has jurisdiction or to which he or her has the power to appoint any member, officer or employee;

(f) 

Involves the representation of a person or organization other than the Town, or pursuant to which the officer or employee will receive, or enter into any agreement, express or implied, to receive compensation for services rendered in connection with any application, request, claim or proposal before any Town department, agency, board or commission, or any litigation, negotiation or matter requiring the exercise of discretion to which the Town is a party.

Amended 3-7-2000 by L.L. No. 3-2000; 2-28-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017