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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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