§ 28-13. Disclosure of interest by outside entities in certain applications.

A. 

Disclosure requirements. Every application, petition or request submitted for a tax grievance for a nonresidential parcel, variance, amendment, change of zone, approval of a plat, exemption from a plat or official map, license or permit, pursuant to the provisions of this Code shall contain a transactional disclosure statement as set forth at the end of this chapter completed to the best extent known to such applicant on such form or amended form as shall be approved by the Town Board by resolution.

B. 

Each applicant shall to the best extent known to such applicant disclose the name, residence and the nature and extent of the interest that any state officer or officer or employee of the Town of Brookhaven or the County of Suffolk has in the person, partnership or association making such application, petition or request.

C. 

Ownership of less than 5% of the publicly owned stock of a corporation shall not constitute an interest for the purposes of this section, and the disclosure provisions of this section shall be construed to be in addition to other disclosure requests of this code.

D. 

For purposes of § 28-13, an officer or employee shall be deemed to have an interest in the application when he or she, or his or her spouse, or brothers, sisters, parents, children, grandchildren or the spouse of any of them (a) is the applicant or (b) is an officer, director, partner or employee of the applicant or (c) legally or beneficially owns or controls stock of a corporate applicant or is a member of a partnership or association applicant.

E. 

The foregoing disclosure provisions of § 28-13 shall apply to any individual who is a party officer of a political party in Suffolk County. “Party officer” shall include any person holding any position or office, whether by election, appointment or otherwise in any party as defined in the Election Law for any position defined in either the Election Law or the General Municipal Law.

F. 

The foregoing provisions of § 28-13 shall not be deemed nor construed to allow any officer or employee to participate in any fashion in any act prohibited or restricted by this code.