6.32.100 Declaration of a potential violation or conflict.
A. The Mayor or an employee who is or may become involved in a matter that may result in a violation of a section in this chapter shall:
1. Refrain from taking any official action relating to the matter until a determination is made under this section; and
2. If an employee, immediately make a full and complete disclosure, in writing, to the director of the employee’s department; or
3. If the Mayor, immediately make a full and complete disclosure, in writing, to the Borough Attorney.
B. The director shall make a written determination whether an employee’s involvement would be a violation of this chapter and shall provide a copy of the written determination to the employee and to the Borough Attorney. The director shall review the summaries of previous determinations as set forth in subsection (E) of this section and may request guidance from the Borough Attorney before making the written determination.
C. The Borough Attorney shall make a written determination whether the Mayor’s involvement would be a violation of this chapter and shall provide a copy of the written determination to the Mayor.
D. An employee or the Mayor is not liable under this chapter for any action carried out in accordance with a determination made pursuant to this section if the employee or Mayor fully disclosed all known relevant facts reasonably necessary to the determination.
E. All written determinations shall be confidential and submitted to the Borough Attorney for review. The Borough Attorney shall make available for employee or public review a summary of the determinations received under this section, with sufficient deletions to prevent disclosure of the person’s identity. An indexed copy of the summaries shall be maintained by the human resources department for inspection by the public and employees. (Ord. 2003-07 § 3, 2003. 2004 Code § 2.25.191.)