2023 New York Laws › PBA - Public Authorities › Article 7 - Parking Authorities › Title 8-A - Harrison Parking Authority › 1570-R - Code of Ethics.

§  1570-r. 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
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 his or her duties in the public interest.
3. Standards. (a) No authority employee 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  employee  shall 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  shall  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  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  employee  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 employee  shall  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  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 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 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 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, 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 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 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.  Violations.  In  addition  to  any  penalty contained in any other
provision of  law,  any  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.