2006 New York Code Of Ethics.



 
    §  1949-e.  Code of ethics. 1. Definition. As used in this section the
  term "authority employee" shall mean any member, officer or employee  of
  the authority.
    2.  Rule with respect to conflicts of interest.  No authority employee
  should 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. Standards.  a. No authority employee should 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 should 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  should  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 should use or  attempt  to  use  his  or  her
  official  position  to  secure  unwarranted privileges or exemptions for
  himself or herself or others.
    e.  No  authority  employee  should  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  should  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  should  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 should 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, should 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 should 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.  Violations.    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.

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