NY Pub Auth L § 1232-P (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBA - Public Authorities Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities Title 10-D - Nassau County Sewer and Storm Water Finance Authority 1232-P - Code of Ethics.

§  1232-p.  Code of ethics. 1. Definition. As used in this section the term "authority member" shall mean any officer or member of the board of the authority.   2.  No  authority  member  shall  have  any  interest,  financial   or otherwise, direct or indirect, or engage in any business, 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 member 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 member shall  accept  employment  or  engage  in  any business  or  professional  activity  which  will  require the member to disclose confidential information which he or she has gained  by  reason of his or her official position or authority.  (c)  No  authority  member  shall  disclose  confidential  information acquired by the member in the course of his or her official  duties  nor use such information to further his or her personal interests.  (d)  No  authority  member  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  member  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  member  shall  not  by  his  or  her  conduct  give reasonable  basis  for  the  impression  that  any person can improperly influence  such  member  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 member 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 member 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 member 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 member employed on a full-time basis nor any firm or association of which such a member is  a  member  nor  a  corporation  a substantial  portion  of  the  stock  of  which  is  owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such member, 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  member  serves  or  is employed.  (j) If any authority member 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 member who shall knowingly and intentionally violate any of the provisions of this section may be fined, suspended or removed from office or employment.   5. All members 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 Nassau county financial disclosure statement, pursuant to the Nassau county code of ethics as set forth  in section  twenty-two  hundred eighteen of the county charter, by a member of the authority 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.