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HomeMy WebLinkAbout74 JonesRe: #81 -59 -C Dear Mr. Jones: Mr. Raymond A. Jones 124 Park Heights Boulevard Hanover, PA 17331 STATE ETHICS COMMISSION 308 FINANCE BUILDING HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17120 ORDER OF THE COMMISSION August 24, 1981 No. 74 &81 -59 -C The State Ethics Commission has received a complaint regarding you and a possible violation of Act 170 of 1978. The Commission has now completed its investigation into these actions and finds a violation. The individual allegation and finding on which our conclusion is based are: I. Allegation: That you did not file a Financial Interest Statement with the Penn Township Clerk as required by Section 4 of the Ethics Act. Findings /Discussion: You were a candidate for Township Commissioner in the Township of Penn, York County for the May 19, 1981 Primary Election. As a candidate for public office, you are required to file a Financial Interest Statement with the State Ethics Commission and the governing authority of the political subdivision in which you are a candidate before filing a petition to appear on the ballot. You did file a Financial Interest Statement with the State Ethics Commission on March 10, 1981. This meets the Commission policy on candidate filings for this office. However, you did NOT file a copy of this Financial Interest Statement with Penn Township as required by Commission Regulations. Therefore, a copy of your Financial Interest Statement will be forwarded to the Penn Township office for their files. Mr. Raymond A. Jones August 24, 1981 Page -2- Conclusion: Since a Financial Interest Statement is being forwarded to Penn Township, and will be avail- able for public inspection, the Commission will take no further action. This decision is not to be viewed as a precedent. It applies only to this situation. Future violations will be reviewed and the Commission will take all possible actions to enforce the law and provide fi- nancial interest information to the public. Our files in this case will remain confidential in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Ethics Act, 65 P.S. 408(a). However, this Order is final and will become available as a public document within 15 days unless you file documentation with the Commission which justifies reconsideration and /or challenges pertinent factual findings. During this 15 -day period, no one, including the Re- spondent and /or Complainant, may viTte this confidentiality by releasing, discussing or circulating this Order. Any person who violates the confidentiality of a Commission proceeding is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $1000 or imprisoned for not more than one year or both, see 65 P.S. 409(e). PJS /jc Blind cc: Raymond H. Bankert Sincerely,