Amenia Ethics Board gets organized
Town Hall in Amenia on Route 22.
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Amenia Ethics Board gets organized

AMENIA — For its first meeting of the year, the town’s Board of Ethics elected officers and set its annual schedule of quarterly meetings. The meeting was held on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

The votes were unanimous to elect Nadine Macura to serve as chairman, Alan Gamble to serve as vice-chairman, and Jeff Barnett-Winsby to serve as secretary.

Summarizing the aims of the ethics board, Macura said that the board will review the town’s ethics regulations and provide the results as suggestions to the Town Board for any further action.

The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 18, beginning at 7 p.m. The board agreed to review a portion of the regulations in preparation, with particular focus on considering an update within the section concerning allowable gifts. Another area needing attention, the board agreed, was ethics training, anticipating a challenge in coordinating schedules to accommodate sessions.

Board member Damien Gutierrez asked about the availability of legal advice from the Town Attorney as the board works through its review process.

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