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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

OFFICIALS, UNTIL THE TERM OF OFFICE TO WHICH THEY
HAVE BEEN ELECTED HAS EXPIRED, FROM ACTING AS AGENT OR
ATTORNEY FOR ANYONE OTHER THAN THE COUNTY IN ANY
PARTICULAR MATTER, INVOLVING A SPECIFIC PARTY OR
PARTIES, IN WHICH THE COUNTY IS A PARTY OF HAS A
DIRECT AND SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST, IF HE PARTICIPATED
PERSONALLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE HANDLING OF SUCH
MATTER DURING THIS TERM OF OFFICE OR COUNTY EMPLOYMENT
OR HAS A DIRECT AND SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IF SUCH
HATTER WAS WITHIN HIS OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITY MEANS ADMINISTRATIVE OR
OPERATING AUTHORITY, WHETHER INTERMEDIATE OR FINAL AND
EITHER EXERCISABLE ALONE OR WITH OTHERS, AND EITHER
PERSONALLY OR THROUGH SUBORDINATES, TO APPROVE,
DISAPPROVE, OR OTHERWISE DIRECT COUNTY ACTION.
EXEMPTIONS MAY BE GRANTED BY THE BOARD OF ETHICS.

5A-9 SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES.

ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE WHO KNOWINGLY VIOLATES
ANY ONE OP MORE OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTIONS OF
THIS CODE SHALL FORFEIT HIS OFFICE. APART FROM SUCH
OFFICE FORFEITURE PROVISIONS, AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
OF THE COUNTY FOUND BY THIS BOARD TO HAVE VIOLATED ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CODE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
ADMINISTRATIVE DISCIPLINARY ACTION. ANY CONTRACT MADE
IN VIOLATION OF THIS CODE MAY BE DECLARED VOID BY THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE. AN OFFICES OR EMPLOYEE OF THE
COUNTY CONVICTED OF VIOLATING ANY PROVISION OF THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND
PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000.00, OH
IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING SIX (6) MONTHS, OR BOTH
SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT.

5A-10 SEPARABILITY.

IF A SECTION, SUBSECTION, SENTENCE, CLAUSE, OR
PHRASE OF THIS CODE SHALL BE HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL,
INVALID, OR INAPPLICABLE TO ANY PERSON OR
CIRCUMSTANCE, THEN IT IS INTENDED AND DECLARED THAT
ALL OTHER SECTIONS, SUBSECTIONS, SENTENCES, CLAUSES,
OR PHRASES OF THE CODE AND THEIR APPLICATION TO ALL
OTHER PERSONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL BE SEPARABLE AND
SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED BY ANY SUCH DECISION.

5A-11 PROVISIONS NOT IN SUBSTITUTION FOR OTHER
ACTS OR PROHIBITIONS.

NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE INTERPRETED AS BEING IN
SUBSTITUTION FOR ANY CRIMINAL, LEGAL OR JUDICIAL ACT