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Home My WebLink About4th Qtr 2016 INDEX State Ethics Commission Quarterly Rulings for Fourth Quarter 2016 ADVICES (Ethics): 16-560 (Edley): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose restrictions upon employment of a Special Advisor to the Secretary of Human Services for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania following termination of employment with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. 16-561 (White): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose restrictions upon employment of a Transportation Construction Inspector following termination of employment with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”). 16-562 (Yee): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose restrictions upon employment of a Transportation Construction Manager 3 following termination of employment with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”). 16-563 (Giangiordano): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose prohibitions or restrictions upon an individual, who resigned from his position as a member and president of a charter school board of trustees in order to serve as the acting chief executive officer of the charter school for a period of less than one month, with regard to: (1) being reappointed as a member of the charter school board of trustees following termination of his service as the acting chief executive officer; or (2) receiving compensation for his service as the acting chief executive officer. 16-564 (Metzger): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose prohibitions or restrictions upon a former Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (“PLCB”) with regard to receiving - 1 - payment in the form of honoraria for giving lectures to classes as a visiting professor at a university that holds several licenses issued by the PLCB. 16-565 (Jones): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose prohibitions or restrictions upon Members of the Board of Supervisors of Potter Township (“Township”), Beaver County, Pennsylvania, with regard to receiving compensation for time devoted to matters pertaining to an ethylene cracker facility that is being constructed in the Township by Shell Chemical Appalachia, where such compensation would be in excess of the annual maximum compensation payable to township supervisors pursuant to Section 65606(a) of the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 65606(a). 16-566 (Wido): Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose prohibitions or restrictions upon an individual with regard to performing the duties of his public position as a borough council member if he would apply for or obtain employment as a part-time laborer with the borough street maintenance department. 16-567: Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose restrictions upon employment of an A for Commonwealth Agency B following termination of Commonwealth employment. 16-568: Re: Whether the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., would impose restrictions upon employment of an A following termination of employment with Commonwealth Department B. OPIONIONS (Ethics): 16-005 (Klemick): Re: Whether a Highway Design Supervisor with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) under job code 10330 would be considered a “public employee” subject to the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., and the Regulations of the State Ethics Commission, 51 Pa. Code § 11.1 et seq., - 2 - and would therefore be subject to the requirements for filing Statements of Financial Interests. 16-006 (Lozano): Re: Whether a Highway Design Supervisor with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) under job code 10330 would be considered a “public employee” subject to the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq., and the Regulations of the State Ethics Commission, 51 Pa. Code § 11.1 et seq., and would therefore be subject to the requirements for filing Statements of Financial Interests. ORDERS (Ethics): 1696 (Wiltrout): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission 1697 (Geary): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission 1698 (Keefer): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission 1699 (Bishop): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission 1700 (Tupper): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission 1701 (Dick): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission 1702 (Henkel): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission 1703 (Grab): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission 1704 (Marcho): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission ORDERS (SFI): 510-S (Matkowski): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and - 3 - 1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq. 511-S (Thompson): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and 1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq. 512-S (Coulson): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and 1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq. 513-S (Karnell): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and 1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq. 514-S (Mima): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and 1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq. 515-S (Croyle): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and 1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq. 516-S (Reedy): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and 1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq. 517-S (Serfass): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests - 4 - required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and 1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq. 518-S (Williams): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and 1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq. 519-S (Rose): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and 1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq. 520-S (Reese): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or deficiency of Statement(s) of Financial Interests required to be filed pursuant to Sections 1104 and 1105 of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act ("Ethics Act"), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1101 et seq. ORDERS (Lobbying): 115-SL (Phone R.S.): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or deficiency of registration statement(s) and/or expense report(s) required to be filed pursuant to Pennsylvania’s lobbying disclosure law, 65 Pa.C.S. § 13A01 et seq., hereinafter referred to as the “Lobbying Disclosure Law.” 116-SL (Mid Atlantic): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or deficiency of registration statement(s) and/or expense report(s) required to be filed pursuant to Pennsylvania’s lobbying disclosure law, 65 Pa.C.S. § 13A01 et seq., hereinafter referred to as the “Lobbying Disclosure Law.” 117-SL (State Voices): Re: This is a final adjudication of the State Ethics Commission as to the alleged delinquency and/or deficiency of registration statement(s) and/or expense report(s) required to be filed pursuant to Pennsylvania’s lobbying disclosure law, 65 Pa.C.S. § - 5 - 13A01 et seq., hereinafter referred to as the “Lobbying Disclosure Law.” DETERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION: 16-2004 (Hafner, II): Re: Whether service as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and/or as Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Convention Visitors Bureau of Greater Monroeville would bring Mr. Sean Logan within the definitions of the terms “executive-level public employee” and/or “public official” as set forth in the Gaming Act at 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 1103, 1512(b). - 6 -