HomeMy WebLinkAbout79-021 TooheySTATE ETHICS COMMISSION
HARRISBURG, PA.
June 28, 1979
James F. Toohey, Esquire
Quinn, Gent, Buseck F Leemhuis, Inc,
1400 G. Daniel Baldwin Building
Erie; Pennsylvania 16501
79 - 021
Dear Mr. Toohey:
In your letters of December 28, 1978, you requested
the State Ethics Commission to furnish you an Opinion as to the
application of Act 170 of 1978 to members of the Washington
Township Sewer and Water Authority, members of the Summit
Township Sewer Authority and members of the Erie County Sewer
and Water Authority.
Please be advised that on June 26, 1979, the State
Ethics Commission issued a formal opinion in which the Com,
mission determined that municipal authorities, created pursuant
to the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382 Section 1; et seq., 53 P.S.
Section 301 et seq., are not covered by Act,170 of 1978. In
light of the Commissi'on's opinion of June 8, 1979, if the
above listed municipal authorities were created pursuant to
the Municipal Authorities Act of 1945, members of those
authorities are not required to file a statement of financial
interests pursuant to Section 4 of the Act.
State Ethics Commission
308 Financg Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 783 -1610
Sincerely, p
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C
Paul J, Smith
Chairman