HomeMy WebLinkAbout80-629 ShirkKenelm L. Shirk, III, Esquire
Shirk, Reist and Posey
P. 0. Box 1552
Lancaster, PA 17603
Dear Attorney Shirk:
Mailing Address:
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
P.O. BOX 1 179
HARRISBURG, PA 17108
TELEPHONE: (717) 783 -1610
ADVICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL
May 9, 1980
Advice #80 -629
On March 17, 1980 you asked whether serving as a
counsel for a zoning hearing board or a governmental body
for a specific zoning matter makes you a public offical.
under Act 170.
Our Regulations published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin
of April 19, 1980, state "an attorney who temporarily is
associated with a governmental body for a few days a year
is not a public official or public employee under the Act."
(Section 5.8 h.). Therefore, you are not restricted by
Section 3 (e) because of the type of representation you
mentioned in your letter of March 17, 1980.
DAVID RITTENHOUSE MORRISON
Chief Counsel
State Ethics Commission • 308 Finance Building • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania