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by the authority under this article.__These bonds or other | | obligations are authorized security for all public deposits.__It is | | the purpose of this section to authorize persons, political | | subdivisions and officers, public or private, to use funds owned or | | controlled by them for the purchase of these bonds or other | | obligations. This section does not relieve a person of any duty or | | of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities. |
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| | | 9.__Investment of funds; redemption of bonds.__The authority | | may: |
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| | | A.__Invest, in property or securities in which savings banks | | may legally invest funds subject to their control, funds | | held in reserves, sinking funds or funds not required for | | immediate disbursement; and |
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| | | B.__Cancel its bonds by redeeming them at the redemption | | price established in the bonds or by purchasing them at less | | than redemption price. |
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| | | §13083-O.__Interest of public officials, trustees or employees |
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| | | 1.__Acquisition of interest.__A public official, trustee or | | employee of the authority may not acquire or hold a direct or an | | indirect financial or personal interest in: |
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| | | A.__An authority activity; |
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| | | B.__Property included or planned to be included in the base | | area; or |
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| | | C.__ A contract or proposed contract in connection with an | | authority activity. |
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| | | When an acquisition is involuntary, the interest acquired must be | | disclosed immediately in writing to the board of trustees of the | | authority, and the disclosure must be entered in the board's | | minutes. |
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| | | 2.__Present or past interest in property.__If a public | | official, trustee or employee of the authority presently owns or | | controls, or owned or controlled within the preceding 2 years, a | | direct or an indirect interest in property known to be included | | or planned to be included in an authority activity, that public | | official, trustee or employee must disclose this fact immediately | | in writing to the authority and the disclosure must be entered in | | the authority's minutes. |
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