• To foster an environment where town officers, town employees, members of decision-making boards, professional consultants, agencies and citizens work together in good faith, with integrity, honesty and mutual respect, toward the common goal of enhancing the quality of life in our community;
  
• To work in partnership with town officers, town employees, members of decision-making boards, professional consultants, agencies and citizens to develop a common purpose and direction for the greater good of all;
  
• To inform and advise town officers, town employees, members of decision-making boards, professional consultants, agencies and citizens with respect to the Code of Ethics.

Links to Ethic Studies, Behavior, Training Web sites:

The Josephson Institute of Ethics: www.josephsoninstitute.org
Character Counts: www.charactercounts.org
New York State Ethics Commission: www.dos.state.ny.us/ethc/ethics.html

Recommended reading: Making Ethical Decisions by Michael Josephson Ethics 4 Everyone by Eric Harvey & Scott Airitam In Search of Ethics by Len Marrella