New York City Conflicts of Interest Board Settlements Announced

The New York City Conflicts of Interest Board (the “Board”) announces two settlements involving public servants who used City resources for non-City purposes. 

 

• Over a single weekend, when he was supposed to be performing work for the New York City Department of Homeless Services (“DHS”), a City Laborer used a DHS vehicle to make 32 stops in the Bronx and Yonkers unrelated to his DHS work; he was supposed to be using that vehicle to transport unhoused people to a homeless shelter. In a joint settlement with the Board and DHS, the City Laborer agreed to forfeit five days of annual leave, valued at approximately $1,450, and serve a fifteen calendar-day suspension, valued at approximately $3,190. The Board determined that the penalties imposed by DHS were sufficient and imposed no additional penalty. The Disposition is attached as “COIB-DHS Disposition.”

 

• A High Pressure Plant Tender at the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (“DCAS”) laminated a copy of his DCAS identification to use as a parking placard. On four occasions between January 2021 and February 2022, he placed the laminated copy of his DCAS identification in the windshield of his personal vehicle to avoid parking fines and parking fees. In a joint agreement with the Board and DCAS, the High Pressure Plant Tender agreed to serve a DCAS-imposed ten calendar-day suspension, valued at approximately $5,080. The Board determined that the penalty imposed by DCAS was sufficient and imposed no additional penalty. The Disposition is attached as “COIB-DCAS Disposition.”