2023 New York Laws › PBA - Public Authorities › Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities › Title 10 - Upper Mohawk Valley Regional Water Finance Authority › 1226-U - Code of Ethics.

§  1226-u.  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.