HomeMy WebLinkAbout80-678 RygielJoseph R. Rygiel
Attorney At Law
80 E. Main Street
Uniontown, PA 15401
Dear Mr. Rygiel:
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STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
308 FINANCE BUILDING
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17120
June 23, 1980
ADVICE OF THE COMMISSION
You may appeal this advice to the full Commission.
AUL J. 'MITH
Chairm
Advice #80 -678
On March 12, 1980, you asked whether a citizen appointed
on a zoning hearing board, a non - compensated position, who is
also a member of the Board of the 'Municipal Authority of
Washington Township would have a conflict of interest under
Act 170.
By phone on June 20, 1980, you informed me that there
was no relationship between these governmental bodies and you
could see no circumstance under which one would review the
action of the other.
There is no inherent conflict in one person serving on
the zoning hearing and municipal boards. If some unique
circumstance should cause one board to review the action of
the other, the person on both boards should abstain from the
review.
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.
This letter is a public record and will be made available
as such.