Index of Ethics Board Decisions
Ethics Board Index
The Ethics Board has published this Index as guide to village residents, board and committee volunteers, employees, officials, vendors and all whose work, activities and interests are covered by the Code of Ethics. The Index draws upon the published decisions of the Ethics Board since 2023 and is intended to provide guidance as to how the board might view and decide a matter under consideration, and which might be brought to the board’s attention.
The Code of Ethics is published on the Ethic Board’s website, as well as instructions for making a request for an Advisory Opinion, for filing a Complaint and for requestion a waiver of certain provisions of the code.
For convenience, the code sections cited in this index are hyperlinked to the corresponding sections in the Code of Ethics itself.
Decisions of the Ethics Board
The Ethics Board publishes Decisions in which findings have been made that the Code of Ethics was violated. Otherwise, Complaints filed with the board are confidential unless and until a finding of violation has been made.
Advisory Opinions
The Ethics Board has the discretion to publish, in full or in edited form, Advisory Opinions that were requested regarding the applicability of the Code of Ethics. The board will publish opinions if it believes that the opinion will provide guidance on matters similar to that for which the opinion is requested. The board will honor requests for anonymity.
Waivers of Provisions of the Code of Ethics
Under section 21-15 of the Code of Ethics, the Ethics Board has the authority to grant waivers of certain sections of the code.
Following are Ethics Code sections that were the subject of published opinions by the Ethics Board since 2022. The opinions may be found on the board’s web page.
Ethics Code Sections
Advisory Opinions – Section 21-16: Advisory Opinion 2023-1
Confidential Information – Section 21- 4 F: Advisory Opinion 2023 -1
Conflicts of Interest – Section 21-4: Decisions: 2023–3, 2024-7, 2024-9; Advisory Opinion 2024-1
Definitions – Section 21-3: Advisory Opinion 2023-2; Advisory Opinion 2024-2; Advisory Opinion 2024-3; Advisory Opinion 2024-5
Gifts – Section 21-4 D: Advisory Opinion 2023-1; Advisory Opinion 2025-2
Nepotism – Section 21-4 E: Decisions 2023-1; 2024-1; Advisory Opinion 2023-2
Recusal – Section 21-4 C: Advisory Opinion 2023-1; Advisory Opinion 2023-2; Advisory Opinion 2023-2
Standards of Conduct – Section 21-4: Advisory Opinion 2024-3; Advisory Opinion 2024-5
Unwarranted Privileges – Section 21-4: Advisory Opinion 2024-2