Seeking to strengthen disclosure requirements

tion were. Upon his request for more detail, the board deferred to Town Attorney Frank Scalera to explain in more detail what the resolution contained and how it would further prevent further instances or appearances of misconduct.

Adelman, who spoke out about concerns regarding Noone before the investigation, also asked whether additional resolutions regarding transparency by town residents would be considered. He mentioned that he believes the current resolution leaves a loophole regarding contributions made by political action committees to individuals.

“I would like to know what these new enhancements and disclosures are, and I’d like to have them read into the record,” Adelman said. “It’s important that everything be disclosed.”

Scalera explained that there are several aspects of the resolution. The most important one is the aforementioned disclosure of all stakeholders, partners and members of businesses that wish to work with the town as vendors and contractors.

Additionally, while all prospective vendors and contractors previously had to fill out disclosure forms, Scalera says he and his office have tightened up the language therein. They also added new sections, including a direct reference to section 30 of the town code, which contains the town’s code of ethics, although he did not go into detail regarding the exact changes.

“There could be partners that were not necessarily disclosed in the past,” Scalera said. “We’ll now vet any other owners to ensure that the whole company, in our collective opinion, is operating in good standing.”

Despite this, there are some in the community who believe that the changes have come too little, too late. Jared Behr, the Democrat candidate running against Saladino for the office of supervisor, said the changes proposed in the resolution should have been made during the creation of the office of inspector general, and highlight ongoing failures in the town’s financial transparency.

“The proposed reforms are a day late and a dollar short,” Behr wrote in a statement. “That the Town Board had to

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