HomeMy WebLinkAbout97 McGarryMs. Barbara McGarry
c/o Joseph L. Foley, Esq.
614 N. Easton Road
Glenside, PA 19038 4398
Re: #81 -86 -C
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
308 FINANCE BUILDING
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17120
ORDER OF THE COMMISSION
January 5, 1982
No. 97
Dear Ms. McGarry:
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 no actionable 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
Treasurer /Tax Collector in the Township of Abington,
Montgomery 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 received by the State Ethics
Commission as of March 11, 1981 and signed as of March
5, 1981. This meets the Commission policy on candidate
filings for this office. However, the copy of this
Financial Interest Statement which you swear you filed
with Abington Township as required by Commission
Regulations apparently was mislaid.
Ms. Barbara McGarry
January 5, 1982
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You have now filed another copy of this Statement with
the Abington Township Manager.
Conclusion: Since your Financial Interest Statement is
now on file with Abington Township and was filed
properly with the State Ethics Commission, the Commission
will take no further action.
This decision is not to be viewed as a precedent. It
applies only to this situation.
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 violate 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 /na
Sincerely,
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Paul J . ;;smith
Chairman