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Honorable T.C. Williams
Mayor of Oil City
122 -124 East Front Street
Oil City, Pennsylvania 16301
Dear Mayor Williams:
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
HARRISBURG, PA.
May 31, 1979
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In your letter of December 29, 1978, you requested advice from
the State Ethics Commission concerning the application of Act 170 of 1978
to your position as elected Mayor of Oil City. In your letter you explained
that in addition to serving as Mayor, you are the principal owner of a
general independent insurance agency that handles insurance accounts for
several governmental entities outside the City of Oil City. You stated
that premiums in most cases exceeded $500.00.
Section 3(c) of Act 170 prohibits a public official or a business
with which he is associated where he is a director, officer or owner from
entering into a "contract valued at $500 or more with a governmental body
unless the contract has been awarded through an open and public process..."
It is the Commission's opinion that Section 3(c) is a limitation on a
public official's ability to contract with the governmental body with which
he is associated. Because the insurance contracts in question are with
governmental bodies other than Oil City, it is the Commission's opinion
that Section 3(c) does not prohibit you from entering into such contracts.
as such.
This letter is a public record by law and will be made available
State Ethics Commission
308 Finance Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 783 -1610
Sincerely,
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Paul J.
Chairman