N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 41.46 – Disclosure by members, officers and employees
§ 41.46 Disclosure by members, officers and employees.
Terms Used In N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 41.46
- board: means a community services board for services to individuals with mental illness and developmental disabilities, those suffering from alcoholism, alcohol abuse, substance abuse or substance dependence. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 41.03
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- director: means the director of community services, who is the chief executive officer of a local governmental unit, by whatever title known. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 41.03
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- local governmental unit: means the unit of local government given authority in accordance with this chapter by local government to provide local services. See N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 41.03
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
In the event that an agency licensed by the office for people with developmental disabilities, the office of mental health or the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services enters into an agreement or has entered into an agreement for the purchase, lease, rehabilitation or improvement of real property or a cooperative share in real property, any employee who receives an annual salary in excess of thirty thousand dollars, or any board member, or officer of such agency who has a direct or indirect interest either financial or beneficial in such property including the interest of any person for whom he or she is related by consanguinity or affinity, shall disclose such interest prior to the making of such agreement or at the time of acquisition of such interest. Disclosure pursuant to this section shall be made in writing to the board of directors of such agency and shall indicate the material facts as to the member's, officer's, employee's or relative's interest in such property or cooperative share. Such disclosure shall be filed with the secretary of the corporation and entered on the minutes of a meeting of the board. Such disclosure shall also be forwarded in writing to the appropriate commissioner and to the director of community services of the local governmental unit within which the property or cooperative share is located prior to the approval of public funding related to the property or cooperative share which is the subject of disclosure made pursuant to this section or at the time of the acquisition of such interest, whichever occurs later.