N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 843: Code of ethics

§ 843. Code of ethics. 1. As used in this section, the term "authority

employee" shall mean any board member, member, officer or employee of

the authority.

2. The authority shall make available their code of ethics on their

website, which is applicable to all authority employees.

3. 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 employee's

duties in the public interest.

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

impair such employee's independence of judgment in the exercise of any

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 official position or authority.

(c) No authority employee shall disclose confidential information

acquired by the employee in the course of official duties nor use such

information to further personal interests.

(d) No authority employee shall use or attempt to use an official

position to secure unwarranted privileges or exemptions for such

employee or 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 official

duties.

(f) An authority employee shall not by conduct give reasonable basis

for the impression that any person can improperly influence such

employee or unduly enjoy favor in the performance of 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 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 duty in the public

interest and such employee's 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 trust.

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

or association of which such an employee is a member, where 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, authority 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,

such authority employee shall file with the secretary of state a written

statement that such authority employee has such a financial interest in

such activity which statement shall be open to public inspection.

5. 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.

6. The provisions of section seventy-three of the public officers law

shall be applicable to all board members and employees of the authority.