To enhance ongoing efforts to protect taxpayers and prevent conflicts of interests, Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board today announced that they will adopt five new disclosure requirements to strengthen existing ethics laws, as well as form a committee to begin the process of retaining a new Inspector General for the Town of Oyster Bay.

 

Supervisor Saladino stated, “Safeguarding taxpayers remains our top priority, and that’s why my administration created the Office of Inspector General and independent Board of Ethics in our Town. By instituting these new disclosure requirements for contractors, vendors and management-level employees to prevent conflicts of interest and improprieties, we are further protecting our taxpayers.”

 

Enhanced disclosure requirements include:

 

• Prohibit the Inspector General from participating in the drafting and/or issuance of contract solicitations, and a ban from serving on any vendor selection committee.
• Prohibit the Inspector General from receiving any gift or service from a Town vendor/contractor.
• Prohibit Town vendors/contractors from having any financial relationship directly or indirectly with the Inspector General.
• Enhance transparency by directing the Board of Ethics to share all determinations regarding conflicts of interest and/or recusals with members of the Town Board.
• Require all vendors/contractors to disclose the names and percentage of interest of all members, stakeholders and partners of the entity.

 

The Town of Oyster Bay is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Inspector General. The Office of Inspector General assists in administering all aspects of the Town’s contracting processes and has the authority to review all records of Town departments as he or she may deem to be for the best financial interest of the Town, of the accounts, financial methods and financial activities of each department, office or agency of the Town and report any findings to the Supervisor and Town Board. Qualifications for the position require a Graduate Degree, Juris Doctorate, MBA, Finance Degree or comparable degree from an accredited college or university; minimum of five years’ experience in public or quasi-public sector; and minimum of three years’ experience as a supervisor of high-level public or quasi-public sector staff.  Applicants may submit their cover letter and resume to personnel@oysterbay-ny.gov or mail to Vicki Spinelli, Department of Human Resources, 54 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, NY 11771.