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RECEIVED
JAN 9 2007
THE MATTITUCK FIRE DISTRICT
CODE OF ETHICS
Southold Town Clerk
The Mattituck Fire District of the Town of Southold, County of Suffolk, hereby adopts the following
Code of Ethics setting forth for the guidance of its officers and employees the standards of conduct
reasonably expected of them.
PART I
DEFINITIONS
1. "Contract" means any claim, amount or demand against or agreement with the Fire
District, express or implied, and shall include th~ desig~<!tion of a depository of public funds and the
designation of a newspaper, including~yt?9!titnl~'''?~of1tr;j<!!J,)~wspaper, for the publication of any
notice or resolution or other procel1!!iJ,)9~ sLltj!;iPtll!l!<;!illion i~!~q\-ll[l1d or authorized by law.
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2. "'nteresf' m!'ll!~~:~\!!jr~~qrrdrrectpec~rmalyo~~a[~r~I~l}llfit accruing to a Fire District
officer or employee as thel~ultpf~.crintract'l'(ith;tI;1!l;l?j~I1J:)j!11riclwq!~tf~t;h!?f(icer or employee serves.
For the purpose of this 99d!/.pfEtI;1lcs, a Fire Oft\lg~pfflfStor emplo~,s~t~9eemed to have an
interest in the contract<1fJi})a!jfiouse, minor child~t'~Pl1ndent, except apohtraqpf employment with
the Fire District whiC?~ocl'\otf<<:erpr !/.W~loyee s~I1S;(~) a firm Pllrtnershlpor*~iation of which sucb
officer or employeeillamerpber 9terpp!l>yee, (C),al!O~tion 9f;~ich suc~dfflfS~pr employee is a
officer, director or eIp~lpre~, and ([)rapbfporatipnOfWl'iIi:it!1'lP~Sfcll:lk, IS; owne!!. orliPOtrolled directly or
indirectly by such qfflG!lroremploy~; ..' . ..... .' .'. .
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3. "Officer or Employee" tneat'l!1 a Fire District commfs$i!iner, Fire Di$trict Secretary, Fire
District Treasurer, Fire District Deputy Trea$l.lrer,Fir$ District Chief, Fire District AsSiStant Chief and
employees of the Fire District. No person shall b~ deemed to be aFire District Officer or Employee solely
by reason of being a volunteer fireflghter,exi:epta'Fire Cllklf or'Assistant Fire Chief..
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1. No offid~o/~mpIQY~ of the Fire District shall have.<!pYin~ll(jh any contract with the
Fire District of which he or~nl1is an dtrlG!/.r or employee, when s~Ghofficer (;l[~mployee, individually or as
a member of the Board of Firl!,~mmissiQnen;,..~l!~II)~P9WerOr duty ton~!lOtiate, prepare, authorize or
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2. No officer or employee6tthefi~l?i#!rj9!$!'iilllaLldit bills or claims under a contract in
which such officer or employee has an interest.' . .
3. No officer or employee of the Fire District who has an interest in a contract shall appoint
an officer or employee who shall have the power to negotiate, prepare, authorize or approve such contract
or authorize or approve payment thereunder or audit bills or claims under such contract.
4. No Fire District Treasurer or Deputy Treasurer shall have an interest greater than 5% of
the outstanding stock in a bank or trust company designated as a depository, paying agent, registered
agent or for investment of funds of the Fire District of which he or she is Treasurer or Deputy Treasurer.
RECEIVED
JAN 9 2007
PART III
DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST
~outhold Town Cieri
Any Fire District officer or employee who has, will have, or later acquires an interest in any actual or
proposed contract with the Fire District of which he or she is an officer or employee. shall publicly disclose
the nature and extent of such interest in writing to the Board of Fire Commissioners as soon as he or she
has knowledge of such actual or prospective interest. Such written disclosure shall be made part of the
Fire District minutes. Once disclosure has been made with respect to an interest in a contract with a
particular person, firm, corporation or association, no further disclosures need be made with respect to
additional contracts with the same party during the remainder of the year.
PART IV
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1. No Fire Distri<1,Ii!~;Qf~rriPI9~:~h;Ji;~!r~cuY.brtp~ii~~r' solicit any gift, or accept or
receive any gift in the perfol]1j!!1lCeiefhis9l;I1llrofficial dutleslhalytasjl'\!t'\!14E!!l as a reward for any official
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2. No Fir~pi~l~ei.pfficer or employ~~~~ifi:l~close confid~htiaiihfd~ation acquired in the
course of official duti~oru$~suplj In{watlon tOilbilfi~r,.~ls or herJ)ersomjtint~Sj+
3. No Fire District officer or eJ11PIO~ soalffet:el\!e Oi- agree to rece[ve compensation from
others for services to be rendered In relatiOn.to any matter pending before the Board of Fire
Commissioners.
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. PARi V
C. Harrison, Secretary
Mattituck Fire District