NEW YORK STATE ETHICS LAW

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NEW YORK STATE ETHICS LAW

• OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES
• Presenter Richard Reed
• OGS Deputy Commissioner and Counsel

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Introduction

• What are Ethics?
• New York State has a statutory scheme
• Public Officers Law

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Agenda

• Financial Disclosure
• Outside Employment
• Political Activities
• Gifts
• Conflicts of Interest
• Post Employment Restrictions
• Where to Get More Information

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Financial Disclosure

• Policy Makers
• Salary Thresholds Over SG-24
• File Annually by May 15 or within
• 30 Days of Joining State Service
• Currently available on-line at www.dos.state.ny.us
  /ethc/ethics.html

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Outside Employment

• Compensation
• Conflicts
• Dual Employment
• Honoraria
• OGS Requires Annual Application

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Political Activities

• Policy Makers/Non-Policy Makers
• Soliciting Campaign Contributions
• Use of State Position to Gain Advantage
• in a Political Campaign
• Use of State Resources, etc.
• Campaign on Your Own Time
• Dont Even Imply that the State or Your
• Agency Endorses Your Candidacy or Positions

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Gifts

• Gifts Over 75 are prohibited
• Multiple Gifts Over 12-Month Period
• Disqualified Source
• Public Officers Law, 73 74
• NYS Ethics Opinion No. 94-16
• Violations

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Conflicts of Interest

• Potential Conflicts
• and how to handle them.
• Your responsibilities.
• Your responsibilities as a Supervisor.
• Personal Investments
• Non-Competitive Bidding
• Categories
• Emergency Contracts
• Single Source
• Sole Source
• Real Property Leasing

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Post Employment Restrictions

• Two-Year Bar
• Lifetime Bar
• Government to Government
• Exceptions

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Where to Get More Information

• NYS Public Officers Law
• Agency Code of Conduct
• Agency Ethics Officer
• NYS Ethics Commission at
• 1-800-87-ETHICS or 518-432-8207