Upon adoption of this Code of Ethics, the Mayor shall cause a copy thereof to be distributed to every municipal officer and employee of the City. Failure to distribute any such copy or failure of any municipal officer or employee to receive such copy shall have no effect on the duty of compliance with this Code and all amendments thereof nor the enforcement of provisions hereof. The mayor shall further cause a copy of this Code to be posted conspicuously in each public building under the jurisdiction of the City, along with a copy of Article 18 of the General Municipal Law. Failure to so post shall have no effect on the duty of compliance herewith nor the enforcement provisions hereof.
Any questions regarding this chapter shall be submitted to the Board of Ethics, which shall issue an advisory opinion to the Common Council. Should the Board of Ethics determine that such a request is beyond its legal purview, it shall notify the Common Council of its determination.
In the event that this chapter prohibits a municipal officer or employee from exercising or performing a power or duty:
A. 
If the power or duty is vested in a municipal officer as a member of a board, then the power or duty shall be exercised or performed by the other members of the board; or
B. 
If the power or duty that is vested in a municipal officer individually, then the power or duty shall be exercised or performed by his or her deputy or, if the officer does not have a deputy, the power or duty shall be performed by another person to whom the officer may lawfully delegate the function; or
C. 
If the power or duty is vested in a municipal employee, he or she must refer the matter to his or her immediate supervisor, and the immediate supervisor shall designate another person to exercise or perform the power or duty.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Corporation Counsel of the City of Albany.