(1) The purposes of this part are to establish standards of conduct for municipal officers and employees and to require these persons to disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest between their public duties and their personal interests.
(2) In a metro township, as defined in Section 10-2a-403, the provisions of this part may not be applied to an appointed officer as that term is defined in Section 17-16a-3 or a county employee who is required by law to provide services to the metro township.