2023 New York Laws › PBA - Public Authorities › Article 7 - Parking Authorities › Title 4 - Syracuse Parking Authority › 1475-S - Code of Ethics.

§  1475-s.  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  authority  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.