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Chairman: Paul deBary
Telephone: 1 (888) 432-2777
Membership
The Board of Ethics has five members, who are nominated by the Board of Selectmen and elected by the RTM. Click here for the current membership list.
Meetings: Click here for information.
The Board is responsible for - Prescribing the form for annual statements from Town Officers that disclose interests that they had in transactions with the Town. Town Officers are required to file these statements with the Town Clerk.
- Hearing and adjudicating complaints of violations of the Ethics Code.
- Rendering advisory opinions to Town Officers who seek advice on the application of the Ethics Code to specific transactions.
- Providing an Annual Report to the Selectmen and the RTM.
Responsibilities of Town Officers under the Code of Ethics
Under the Code of Ethics, all elected and appointed officials, employees, consultants and agents of the Town are Town Officers, including members of any Town board, commission, committee, legislative body or other agency. The Code provides the following
- Gifts and Favors: Town Officers and members of their immediate family, including spouses, children, parents, grandparents, siblings and in-laws, are prohibited from accepting any valuable gift, favor, loan, promise or other thing which might tend to influence the performance of their official duties.
- Improper Influence: Town Officers are also prohibited from voting on or attempting to influence any Town transaction or action in which he or she has a substantial interest.
- Annual Disclosure: Each Town Officer is responsible to make an annual filing disclosing any interest that they have had during the preceding year in any transaction with the Town.
A series of responses to frequently asked questions concerning the requirements of the Code and the procedures for compliance has been prepared by the Board in order to assist interested persons in understanding the requirements of the Code. Click here for the FAQs.
Board Procedures and Forms
The Board of Ethics has adopted detailed procedures relating to its activities under the Code. Click here for a copy of the Statement of Procedures. Forms have been provided by the Board including an Annual Disclosure Form, Request for Advisory Opinion and Complaint.
How to Contact and make Filings with the Board
Annual Disclosure Statements are to be filed with the Town Clerk. Complaints and requests for advisory opinions are to be filed with the Board. The following may be used to contact or make filings with the Board:
By Mail:
Greenwich Board of Ethics
c/o Office of the Town Attorney
Department of Law - Town Hall
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
All information sent via mail should be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked: "CONFIDENTIAL - To be delivered unopened to the Chairman of the Greenwich Board of Ethics".
By e-mail: ethicsboard@earthlink.net
By Fax: 1 (203) 724-3000
By Telephone: 1 (888) 432-2777
Note: You will need to dial 1 and the area code when calling to leave a voice mail message or send a fax, even if you are calling from Greenwich. Your E-mail, voicemail or fax message will be communicated directly to members of the Board of Ethics via secure means.
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