NY Pub Auth L § 1199-RRRR (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 8-G - Cayuga County Water and Sewer Authority 1199-RRRR - Code of Ethics.

* §  1199-rrrr. 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  services 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.   * NB There are 2 § 1199-rrrr's