N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1500-s: Code of ethics

§ 1500-s. Code of ethics. 1. As used in this section, the term

"authority employee" shall mean any member, officer, employee, or

contracted employee of the authority.

2. No authority employee shall have any interest, financial or

otherwise, direct or indirect, or engage in any business or transaction

or professional activity or incur any obligation of any nature, which is

in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of such authority

employee's duties in the public interest.

3. (a) No authority employee shall accept other employment, which will

impair such authority employee's independence of judgment in the

exercise of such employee's official duties.

(b) No authority employee shall accept employment or engage in any

business or professional activity which will require the employee to

disclose confidential information which such employee has gained by

reason of their official position or authority.

(c) No authority employee shall disclose confidential information

acquired by the employee in the course of such employee's official

duties nor use such information to further any personal interests.

(d) No authority employee shall use or attempt to use such employee's

official position to secure unwarranted privileges or exemptions for

personal gain or the personal gain of others.

(e) No authority employee shall engage in any transaction as

representative or agent of the authority with any business entity in

which such employee has a direct or indirect financial interest that

might reasonably tend to conflict with the proper discharge of such

employee's official duties.

(f) An authority employee shall not by such employee's conduct give

reasonable basis for the impression that any person can improperly

influence such employee or unduly enjoy such employee's favor in the

performance of their official duties, or that such employee is affected

by the kinship, rank, position or influence of any party or person.

(g) An authority employee shall abstain from making personal

investments in enterprises which such authority employee has reason to

believe may be directly involved in decisions to be made by the employee

or which will otherwise create substantial conflict between such

employee's duty in the public interest and their private interest.

(h) An authority employee shall endeavor to pursue a course of conduct

which will not raise suspicion among the public that such employee is

likely to be engaged in acts that are in violation of public trust.

(i) No authority employee who is employed on a full-time basis by any

firm, company, or association, is a member of such firm, company or,

association, or owns or controls, directly or indirectly, a substantial

portion of stock of such firm, company, or association which sells goods

or services shall sell such goods or services to any person, firm,

corporation or association which is licensed or whose rates are fixed by

the authority in which such employee serves or is employed.

(j) If any authority employee shall have any financial interest,

direct or indirect, having a value of ten thousand dollars or more in

any activity which is subject to the jurisdiction of a regulatory

agency, such authority employee shall file with the secretary of state a

written statement that such employee has such a financial interest in

such activity. Such statement shall be open to public inspection.

4. In addition to any applicable provision of law, any authority

employee who shall knowingly and intentionally violate any of the

provisions of this section may be fined, suspended, or removed from

office or employment.