N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 2658: Code of ethics

§ 2658. Code of ethics. 1. As used in this section the term

"authority employee" shall mean any member, officer or 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 his or her duties

in the public interest.

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

impair his or her independence of judgment in the exercise of his or her

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 he or she has gained by reason

of his or her official position or authority.

(c) No authority employee shall disclose confidential information

acquired by the employee in the course of his or her official duties nor

use such information to further his or her personal interests.

(d) No authority employee shall use or attempt to use his or her

official position to secure unwarranted privileges or exemptions for him

or herself or others.

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

representative or agent of the authority with any business entity in

which he or she has a direct or indirect financial interest that might

reasonably tend to conflict with the proper discharge of his or her

official duties.

(f) An authority employee shall not by his or her conduct give

reasonable basis for the impression that any person can improperly

influence such employee or unduly enjoy his or her favor in the

performance of his or her official duties, or that he or she 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 he or she has reason to believe may be

directly involved in decisions to be made by the employee or which will

otherwise create substantial conflict between his or her duty in the

public interest and his or her private interest.

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

which will not raise suspicion among the public that he or she is likely

to be engaged in acts that are in violation of his or her trust.

(i) No authority employee employed on a full-time basis nor any firm

or association of which such an employee is a member nor corporation a

substantial portion of the stock of which is owned or controlled

directly or indirectly by such employee, shall sell 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 a 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, he

or she shall file with the secretary of state a written statement that

he or she has such a financial interest in such activity which statement

shall be open to public inspection.

4. In addition to any penalty contained in any other provision of law

any such 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.

5. The authority shall ensure that all employees or applicants for

employment are afforded equal employment opportunity without

discrimination.

6. All board members and employees of the authority shall be deemed to

be public officers and shall, notwithstanding any other ethical

requirements established by state or local law, and when not

inconsistent with the provisions of this title, comply with sections

seventy-three, seventy-three-a and seventy-four of the public officers

law. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the filing of a

Schenectady county financial disclosure statement with the Schenectady

county board of ethics by a board member shall constitute and be deemed

in compliance with the financial disclosure requirements imposed by this

section and section seventy-three-a of the public officers law.