Warren County names new Ethics Board members
WARREN COUNTY, N.Y. – The Warren County Board of Supervisors has named six people to its revamped Warren County Board of Ethics as part of an effort to ensure that public officers and employees abide by their ethical obligations.
The Board of Supervisors approved an expanded Ethics Law earlier this year, and reorganized a dormant Board of Ethics to oversee any ethics complaints that are received.
Named to the Ethics Board were:
Member of the Public from Warren County:
Connie Bosse - designee
Martin Deslauriers – Alternate
County Officer/Employee Appointee:
Robert Iusi – Warren County Director of Probation - designee
Brian Pilatzke, Esq. – Warren County Assistant Public Defender - Alternate
Elected/Appointed Officer in Warren County:
Ash Anand, Warrensburg School Board Member- designee
Diana Palmer, Glens Falls City Common Council Member - Alternate
Said Rachel Seeber, Chairwoman of the Warren County Board of Supervisors: “The Warren County Board of Supervisors thanks the many volunteers who have applied to be on our Board of Ethics and congratulates those appointed to serve. Your work is among the most important in government. We want our residents to rest assured that representatives of your local government are handling themselves ethically and with the integrity our residents should expect in public service. This board is an essential checks and balances in assuring a skeptical public that the decisions of its government are based on the public interest and not on the private interests of the decision makers.”
Said Glens Falls 3rd Ward Supervisor Claudia Braymer, Chairwoman of the Warren County Board of Supervisors Personnel Committee: “Having a proactive, diverse Board of Ethics, as we do here in Warren County, will help Warren County officers and employees to understand their ethical obligations and to avoid mistakes before they occur.”
The Board of Ethics reviews complaints, renders advisory opinions and reviews potential conflicts of interest pursuant to the Warren County Ethics and Disclosure Law, linked here, following receipt of written complaints.
In addition, the Board of Ethics makes recommendations with respect to the drafting and adoption of a Code of Ethics, or amendments to the Code of Ethics.
The Board of Ethics may initiate an investigation upon its own motion or upon receipt of a sworn complaint alleging a violation, and can also provide resources and recommendations for training and amendments to the Warren County Ethics and Disclosure Law.
The board may accept from the general public or any of its own members a complaint or allegation of conflict of interest or violation of the Code of Ethics of any officer or employee of Warren County.
Warren County Board of Ethics members are not compensated.
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