Special Municiple Employee - 1981 - COI-SME Statute

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-2- Section 17(a) says that "no Municipal employees shall, other- wise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official duties, directly Or indirectly receive or request compensation from anyone other than the city or town of municipal agency in rela- tion to any particular matter in which the same city or town is a party or has a direct substantial interest." Section 17(b) says that "no person shall knowingly, otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official du- ties, directly or indirectly give, promise or offer such compensa- tion." Section 17(c) says that "no mun.icipal. employee shall, other- s i wise than n the proper discharge of his official duties, act a. agent or attorney for anyone other than the city or town Or Muni- cipal agency in Prosecuting any claim against the same city or town, or as agent or attorney for anyone in connection with any particular matter in which the same city or town is a party or has a direct or substantial interest." This particular Section 17 then proceeds to draw a, distinction between municipal and special municipal empployee as to the effect of Section 17 on their actions and conduct. The statute says, for instance, that"a special municipal employee shall be subject to paragrapM(a) and (c) only in relation to a particular matter (a) in, which lie has at any time participated as a municipal employee, or (b) which is or within one year has been a subject of his official responsibility, or (c), which is pending in the municipal agency in which he is serving. Clause (c) of the preceeding sentence shall not apply in the case of a special municipal employee who serves on no more than sixty -days during any period of 365 consecutive days." Another very significant paragraph in Section 17 is as follows: "This Section shall not prevent a present or former special munici- pal eimployee from aiding or assisting another person, for compensa,- tion in the performance of work under a contract with or for the benefit of the city or town; provided, that the head of the special municipal employee's Department or Agency has certified inwriting that the interests of the city or town requires such aid Or assist- ance and, this certification has been filed with the Clerk of the city or town. The certification shall be open to public inspection."