May a City employee re-direct an honorarium that is prohibited by the State Ethics Act to a third-party?
No. Pursuant to Section 1103(d) of the State Ethics Act, a public employee may neither accept an honorarium nor redirect such honorarium to a third-party, even if that third-party is a non-profit or charitable organization.
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