HomeMy WebLinkAbout80-673 DaltonRichard W. Dalton
P.O. Box 80
180 Moyer Drive
Dublin, PA 18917
Dear Mr. Dalton:
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
308 FINANCE BUILDING
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17120
June 10, 1980
ADVICE OF THE COMMISSION
Advice #80 -673
On April 30, 1980, you asked whether you, as a Supervisor
of Special Education Classes, were required to file a Financial
Interest Statement under Act 170.
On June 9, 1980, you gave me the following information by
telephone:
1. Your participation in purchasing is one of processing
orders for items which teachers require.
2. General supplies are ordered from a master contract which
has been already awarded by the school board.
3. Other purchase requests must be approved by the assistant
executive director, the executive director, the business
manager, and the school board. The process may not
follow the exact order noted here.
4. You cannot make purchases without following the process
noted in item 3.
5. You do not normally engage in the other activities
cited in the public employee definition of Act 170.
Because you do not have the authority to take final action
nor to recommend final action at the level defined in our regulations,
you are not a public employee as that term is used in Act 170 and
not required to file a Financial Interest Statement.
Richard W. Dalton
June 10, 1980
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Pursuant to Section 7(9)(ii), this advice is a complete
defense in any enforcement proceeding initiated by the Commission,
and evidence of good faith conduct in any other civil or criminal
proceeding, providing the requestor has disclosed truthfully all
the material facts and committed the acts complained of in reliance
on the advice given.
You may appeal this advice to the full Commission.
This letter is a public record and will be made available
as such.
PJS /rdp